Institute people

Westminster Abbey Institute is run by a Steering Group, consisting of the Canon Theologian as Chair, the Director and Deputy Director of the Institute, the Canon Rector of St Margaret’s and the Receiver General. The Director is assisted by a Manager and an Administrator. The Institute is advised by a Council of Reference chaired by the Dean of Westminster.

The Director is assisted by a Manager and Administrator. The Institute is advised by a Council of Reference chaired by the Dean of Westminster.

Steering Group

The Reverend Dr James Hawkey

The Reverend Dr James Hawkey

Canon Theologian and Almoner

Edge Watchorn

Dr Edge Watchorn

Director, Westminster Abbey Institute

Paul Baumann, Receiver General and Chapter Clerk

Paul Baumann CBE

Chapter Clerk and Receiver General

Institute staff

Aneta Byrne, Assistant

[email protected]

020 7654 4911


Council of Reference

Senior Fellows

Chair - The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE Baroness Ashton of Upholland, GCMG, PC
General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter, GCB, CBE, DSO, ADC Gen The Rt Hon. the Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE
Dame Cressida Dick DBE QPM General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL
Mr Mark Easton Canon Professor Grace Davie
The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG
Lord Hodge, PC The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB
The Lord Hogan-Howe Kt QPM Professor David Ford OBE
Sir George Edward Howarth MP Professor The Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
Ed Humpherson - Director General, Office for Statistics Regulation The Rt Hon. the Lord Judge
Mrs Claire Ighodaro CBE Sir Stephen Lamport GCVO DL
The Rt Hon. Lady May, MP The Rt Hon. the Lord Luce KG GCVO DL
Dame Clare Moriarty DCB Mr Matt Magee
Sir Paul Nurse PRS PhD Mr Sandy Nairne CBE FSA
Mr William Nye LVO The Rt Hon the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Ms Josie Rourke Sir David Normington GCB
Mr Peter Schofield CB Mr Mark Ormerod CB
Professor Janet Soskice Mrs Jenny Rowe CB
Professor Sir Richard Trainor KBE, AcSS, FRHistS, FKC The Lord Saatchi
Lord Woolley of Woodford The Rt Hon. Jack Straw
  The Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett
  Revd Canon Professor Vernon White
  The Rt Hon. Sir Edward Young KCVO