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

Institute staff

Kathleen James, Manager

[email protected]

020 7654 4963

Aneta Horniak, Assistant

[email protected]

020 7654 4911


Council of Reference

Senior Fellows

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