Panel members

Our expert panels and committees consider applications within four main themes and advise our trustees on policy matters and applications. The panels are made up of trustees with an interest or expertise in the field, and non-trustees with relevant expertise.

Science & Medicine Panel

Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz GBE FRS FRCP FMedSci FLSW

Professor Eleanor Campbell FRS

Professor Nick Fox FMedSci

Professor Sarah Gurr

Professor Sir Michael Pepper FRS FREng

Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell DBE DL FRS FMedSci FRSB FBPhS MAE

Lord Turnberg MD FRCP (Chair)

Professor Dame Jean Thomas DBE FMedSci FRS

Hon Mrs Laura Wolfson Townsley

Health & Disability Panel

Julie Bentley

Gilly Crosby

Paul Farmer CBE

Roger Jefcoate CBE DL

Gillian Morbey OBE

Professor Dr Heather Richardson MBE

Charles Wolfson Townsley CFA

Heritage, Humanities & the Arts Panel

Dame Lynne Brindley DBE FRSA FBA

Professor Sir David Cannadine FBA FSA FRSL (Chair)

Professor Dame Hermione Lee GBE FRSL FBA

Rebecca Marks

Sandy Nairne CBE FSA

Hon Mrs Laura Wolfson Townsley

Schools Panel

Sir David Carter

Professor Graham Donaldson

Sir Mark Grundy

Rebecca Marks

Daniel Peltz OBE

Professor Dame Jean Thomas DBE FMedSci FRS (Chair)

Charles Wolfson Townsley CFA

Dr Josephine Valentine OBE

Committee members

The Foundation also has committees to advise the trustees on investments, nominations and risk.

Investment Committee

Dame Janet Wolfson de Botton DBE

Hon Mrs Laura Wolfson Townsley

Charles Wolfson Townsley CFA

Micky Breuer-Weil (Chair)

Jacob de Tusch-Lec

Philip Goldsmith

Peter Oppenheimer

Ron Tabbouche

Nominations & Governance Committee

Dame Janet Wolfson de Botton DBE (Chairman)

Hon Mrs Laura Wolfson Townsley

Professor Sir David Cannadine FBA FSA FRSL

Martin Paisner CBE

Professor Dame Jean Thomas DBE FMedSci FRS

Lord Turnberg MD FRCP

Risk & Audit Committee

C. Allegra Berman (Chair)

Jane Ellis

Amanda King

Martin Paisner CBE

Paul Ramsbottom OBE

Charles Wolfson Townsley CFA