Lord Simon Woolley

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 25 February 2025.

Committee membership

• Risk and Audit Committee

Skills and experience

Simon is a political and equalities activist and is currently Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge and the Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Cambridge. Simon also holds an advisory role with The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme, and is a Non-Executive Director of Police Now Ltd and the Youth Futures Foundation.

Previously, Simon served as an Equality and Human Rights Commissioner, as well as creating and leading the UK Government’s pioneering Race Disparity Unit.

Simon also founded Operation Black Vote, the internationally renowned campaigning NGO, working with ethnic minorities in the UK to increase understanding of civic society, participation in Parliament and public life, and to promote equality and human rights.