Class I - Officers
Class I - Officers

Quentin Woodley
Chair of Council since 1 August 2022
An experienced board chair with a background in finance, investment and strategy, Quentin was a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, the international strategy consulting firm, for many years. In addition, he has formerly served as Vice Pro Chancellor (Deputy Chair of Council) at the University of Leeds. He currently chairs the boards of several large defined benefit pension schemes.
Chair of Council Nominations Committee
Member of Remuneration Committee

Sir Richard Atkins
Independent Member since August 2016
Appointed Pro-Chancellor in August 2017
Appointed Pro-Chancellor and Deputy Chair in December 2022
Member of Council Nominations Committee and Chair of Remuneration Committee
Independent Lead for Education


Professor Lisa Roberts
President and Vice-Chancellor since September 2020.
Chair of Senate, Joint Selection Committees.

Professor Dan Charman
Appointed as Senior Vice-President and Provost on 1 August 2023, having previously been the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy and the College of Life and Environmental Sciences.

Professor Tim Quine
Vice-President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience), University of Exeter
Other member classes:
Class II - Members appointed by Council
Class III - Members appointed by Senate