Governance

of The Oxford Martin School

Director

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Professor Sir Charles Godfray was appointed Director of the Oxford Martin School on 1 February 2018.

Professor Godfray is a population biologist with broad interests in the environmental sciences and has published in fundamental and applied areas of ecology, evolution and epidemiology. He is interested in how the global food system will need to change and adapt to the challenges facing humanity in the 21st century, and in particular in the concept of sustainable intensification, and the relationship between food production, ecosystem services and biodiversity. In 2017 he was knighted for services to scientific research and for scientific advice to government.

As well as leading the School, Professor Godfray is also a lead researcher of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food and the Oxford Martin Restatements project, a new approach to providing succinct summaries of scientific evidence around highly contentious topics.

Management Committee

The Oxford Martin School’s Management Committee has executive responsibility for managing the overall strategy of the School, including oversight of the School’s research funding and academic accountability of its research programmes. The current members are listed below.

Sarah Whatmore

Professor of Environment and Public Policy

Patrick Grant

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Gavin Screaton

Head of the Medical Sciences Division

James Naismith

Head of the Mathematical, Physical & Life Sciences Division

Timothy Power

Head of the Social Sciences Division, Member of the Management Committee

Daniel Grimley

Head of the Humanities Division, Member of the Management Committee

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council of the Oxford Martin School has been convened to ensure international focus and experience from a broad range of sectors is brought to bear on the School's strategy and research agenda. The Council provides valuable advice and ongoing support to the School, especially through the annual meeting in Oxford and other visits or events throughout the year.

Members:

  • Vittorio Colao - former Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition (Italy); former CEO Vodafone Group.
  • Shenggen Fan - Chair Professor, China Agricultural University; former Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute.
  • Ben Goldsmith - Co-founder, Nattergal Ltd; Chair, the Conservation Collective; Host, Rewilding the World podcast.
  • Nick Hanauer - Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist and author.
  • Pascal Lamy - former Director-General, World Trade Organization.
  • Lillian Martin - Oxford Martin School.
  • Julia Marton-Lefèvre - former Director-General, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Board Chair of Oceanographic Institute of Monaco, Villars Institute Foundation and the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT.
  • Andrew Pitt - former Head of Global Research, Citi.
  • Lord Martin Rees - former President of the Royal Society, Astronomer Royal and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
  • Lord Alok Sharma - President COP26, former UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Secretary of State for International Development.
  • Irene Tracey (Chair) - Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.
  • Jacky Wright - Non-Executive Board Director & Adviser; former Senior Partner & Chief Technology Officer, McKinsey & Co.