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Register of interests

Birkbeck publishes a register of interests for its senior staff and governors in the interests of transparency.

Governors

Vice-Chancellor

  • Sally Wheeler: None

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

  • Matthew Innes
    • Morley College
    • University of London Estates Committee (member)

Chair and Deputy Chair of Governors

  • Andrew Cahn
    • Institute for Government (Trustee - current)
    • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Chair - current) 
  • Simon Davis: None

Academic Board Governors

  • Kate Retford: None
  • Pam Yeow: None

Academic Staff Governors

  • Oliver Barish: None
  • Sarah Marks
    • Wellcome Trust (paid temporary consultancy) 

Staff Governor

  • Rebecca Nako
    • Mora Primary School (Governor) 
    • Delta Grove Properties Ltd (Chairperson and owner) 

Independent Governors

  • Nana Banton
    • ACS Investment Holdings Ltd (Director and Shareholder - current)
    • NB Development Solutions Ltd (Director and Shareholder - current)
    • The Guiness Partnership Ltd (Member, Audit and Risk Committee) 
    • Shepherds Bush Housing Association (Board Member) 
  • Andrew Kemp
    • Society for Relief of Distress (Independent Examiner - current)
    • The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (Director and Shareholder)
    • Irwin Mitchell Holdings Limited (Director)
  • Cynthia Leslie
    • Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (Non-executive Director - current)
    • Worshipful Company of Gardeners of London Charity (Non-Executive Director – current)
    • Surrey Hills International Music Festival (Non-executive Director - current)
    • Royal College of Psychiatrists (Non-executive Director - current)
  • Rachel Neaman: None
  • Daniel Peltz
    • London Freeholds plc (Chief Executive and Managing Director - current)
    • DV4 Shareholder Committee (Member - current) 
    • King's College Philanthropic Advisory Council (Member – current)
    • Music in Secondary Schools Trust (Trustee - current)
    • Tutoring to Thrive (Trustee - current)
    • Warburg Institute's Charitable Trust (Trustee - current) 
    • The National Gallery Foundation Trust (Trustee - current)
    • MCC Heritage & Collections Committee (Member - current)
    • Anna Freud Centre (Trustee, Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee - current)
    • Israel Institute of Technology (Governor - current)
    • Education Panel for the Wolfson Foundation (Member - current)
  • Duncan Sankey: None
  • Sally Spensley
    • The Royal College of Psychiatrists (Trustee - current) 
    • The Trinity Challenge (Trustee - current) 
  • Andreas Utermann
    • Utermann Charitable Trust (Trustee - current)
    • FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign (Trustee - current)
    • North London Collegiate School (Trustee - current)

Student members

  • Viji Pirani: TBC
  • William Sarenden
    • Birkbeck University Students' Union (Chair - current)

Alumnus Governor

  • Odessa Hamilton
    • Biobehavioural Consulting (Proprietorship - current)
    • BR Insights (Prospective Directorship) 

External member

  • Sam Christian
    • Dauntsey's School (Trustee - current)
  • Peter Zinkin
    • United Synagogue (Vice-President - current)
    • Kosher School Meals (Trustee - current)
    • London Borough of Barnet (Councillor) 
    • London Energy Ltd (Director) 

Internal staff members

  • Robert Atkinson (Director of Library Services): None
  • Katharine Bock (College Secretary and Clerk to the Governors): None
  • Abbie Carr (Director of Development and Alumni): None
  • Rick Cooper (Executive Dean, Faculty of Science): None
  • Matthew Davies (Executive Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
    • Historic Towns Trust (Trustee - current)
    • The London Journal Trust (Secretary/Treasurer - current)
    • Wallingford School (Merchant Taylors' Oxfordshire Academy Trust) (Governor - current)
    • Merchant Taylors’ Company (Liveryman) 
    • Founders’ Company (Freeman) 
  • Liz Francis (Deputy Director of Research (Operations)): None 
  • Sean Green (Interim Chief Information Officer) 
    • Greenfield Consulting Limited (Director) 
    • London Grid for Learning (Independent Director (Non-Executive)) 
    • Eastern Cyber Resilience Centre (Advisory Board Member) 
  • Lynn Grimes (Director of Marketing and External Relations)
    • E Ivor Hughes Educational Foundation (Trustee - current)
  • Eileen Harvey (Director of Human Resources): None
  • Nick Head (Director of Planning and Strategy Projects): None
  • Diane Houston (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Student Experience)
    • Group Performance Ltd (Director and Shareholder)
  • Wendy Knowles (Director of Operations, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences): None
  • Joanne Leal (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Academic Projects): None
  • Sarah Lee (Deputy Director of Research (Strategy)): None 
  • Justin Lynas (Director of Registry): None
  • Eleanor Mongey (Director of Student Services)
    • British Psychotherapy Foundation (Member)
  • Suzie Morris (Director of Education and Student Experience): None 
  • Rachna Purdie (Deputy Director of Philanthropy): None 
  • Megan Reeves (Deputy College Secretary, Operations): None
  • Andi Schmidt (Director of Operations, Faculty of Business and Law): None 
  • Julian Swann (Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research): None
  • Adam Towner (Director of Operations, Faculty of Science): None
  • Keith Willett (Director of Finance): None
  • Daniel Xuereb (Director of Estates): None

Data about the interests of the spouses of Governors and senior staff, and the paid/unpaid nature of nominated interest roles, is available on request from the .