A Chancellor for a new era
Cambridge requires a Chancellor with the vision and experience to rise to the challenge of this pivotal moment in history. The University bears the immense responsibility of deepening its groundbreaking research and learning, driving transformational innovations, preparing the next generation of leaders and thinkers for a rapidly changing world, and addressing mounting pressures on academic freedom, free speech, and budgets.
If elected, I will serve as a guardian of tradition and a catalyst for innovation. I will not be a mere figurehead. Today’s Cambridge needs an engaged and inclusive Chancellor who actively promotes the University, raises funds to secure its future, and fosters connections with the alumni community and beyond. I will work closely with the Vice-Chancellor and colleagues to advance Collegiate Cambridge.
My pledge to the University’s academics, alumni, staff, and students is that, if elected, I will work hard to help:
Enhance academic excellence
- Expand channels for world-changing teaching, research, and innovation
- Foster multi-disciplinary collaboration, within Cambridge and with industry, policy, and the wider society
Strengthen University finances
- Deepen financial resilience and limit vulnerability to external shocks
- Boost international recognition and philanthropic support
Support academic freedom
- Encourage open conversations and a diversity of viewpoints and approaches
- Provide a global perspective, sound stewardship, and insights from a career working in academia, business, civil society, philanthropy, and the public sector
I would serve as a representative of the University on the world stage, an experienced fundraiser, and a defender of academic excellence and integrity. I would honour Cambridge’s proud heritage while promoting innovation, merit-based widening participation, sustainability, and technological progress. I would also assist in transitioning dormant/passive alumni relationships to greater engagements that contribute to the University’s wellbeing.
I count myself among the fortunate beneficiaries of this remarkable institution. My higher education began here, where, as an undergraduate student, I received the foundation that enabled me to succeed in my career and make lasting friendships. I learnt not just what to think but, critically, how to think.
Now, my professional path has come full circle. Cambridge is more than an alma mater where I cochaired the capital campaign. I serve as President of Queens’ College and chair the Board of Trustees of the Cambridge Union and the Colleges Fund Committee. Here, I find great happiness. With deep gratitude and a sense of belonging, I wish to continue repaying my debt to this great institution.
This election is an important choice between an engaged and inclusive Chancellor or a passive one. A person who energetically champions the University as a guardian of tradition and enabler of innovation, and is eager to be a catalyst for increased funding and a conduit between the University, its alumni, and society. Or one who is attracted by the ceremonial side and the title’s prestige.
The next Chancellor must build on the collegiate University’s foundation to safeguard its future. If elected, I will work tirelessly to ensure a future worthy of Cambridge’s unparalleled heritage.
Supporters
- Lea Abchee
- Khalid Abdalla
- Marcus Ackerman
- Youssef Afifi Ibrahim
- J Agulló
- Caroline Alberti
- Julia Albertson
- Samuel Alexander
- C S Y Allen
- J W F Allison
- Simon John Allison
- Abdulwahab Alshallal
- Philip Apostolides
- Rima Arrach
- Nay Assassa
- Anne Auchter
- A D Bainbridge
- A R Beresford
- Jonathan Bergwerk
- Ahmed Abdelaal
- Matthew Beton
- Clarisse Beurrier
- R K Bhagat
- J R Blundell
- Stephen James Blyth
- M M Boase
- M I Boddington
- Rosie Boparai
- Georgia Box
- O Branson
- C F Brendon
- J D Brenton
- C E Bryant
- Natalia Cabrera-Morales
- B A Callingham
- J W P Campbell
- M Christine Carter
- Douglas M Chalmers
- Jerry Chen
- Kelly Chibale
- David Cleevely
- Emily Cloke
- Nigel S Cooper
- A D Cosh
- Ken Costa
- D Coyle
- Paul Daly
- S Davison
- T J Denmead
- L H De-Wit
- Jonathan Dicker
- J Diggle
- Thomas W M Dillon
- G R Dissanaike
- M J Dixon
- R V L Doubleday
- Jonathan H Dowson
- Aldemir Drummond
- Christine Dubbert
- J L Eatwell
- M Edmonds
- C J Edsall
- Khaled Eissa
- Mohamed El Khatieb
- Mohsen Elabbadi
- Hania Elbashari
- Manar ElBatran
- L N Eldridge
- Oluwafisayomi Eniolorunda
- F Erhun Oguz
- Alexander Ertl
- E V Ferran
- G M Fraser
- Stephen J Fry
- M L Fuchs
- Lauren Fullerton
- Omnia Gadalla
- J R Garrison
- Maya Gavin
- A H Gee
- C Genakos
- Salma Ghandour
- Cameron Glynn
- J R Gog
- Taylor Golden
- Simon Goldman
- Dragana Grant
- S H Graves
- Kunal Guha
- E A H Hall
- M Hammam
- J A Harding
- T C Harling
- T Harvey-Samuel
- Ayesha Hasan
- Demis Hassabis
- Percy Hayball
- P H Haynes
- K R Hendry
- Arthur Hickson
- Amy J E Hill
- Wee Seng Ho
- L Hooper
- Arianna Huffington
- Przemyseaw Humiecki
- Geoffrey M Hunter
- Peter Jacobs
- J Jahić
- Helen Jane Jameson
- Xu Jiang
- Simon H D Johnson
- A H Jones
- E G Kahrs
- M A Kaiser
- Duaa Karim
- P A Kattuman
- E C Kendall
- Yasser Khaldi
- M A M R Khater
- Chong-Yee Khoo
- M L Kilkenny
- R M C Kitt
- Umesh Kumar
- Saitabau Kumary
- Amma Kyei-Mensah
- Jacob Navon
- Linda Langford Powell
- Yvonne Lardner
- A N Lasenby
- David N R Latham
- Jonathan M Law
- John M Law
- N D Lawrence
- Y Y Geoffrey Lee
- David Gareth Lewis
- Reid Lidow
- Yanchen Liu
- Paul Lohmann
- David Christie Low
- M P A Loy
- Ruqing Lyu
- Charles Mackay
- Frank Madsen
- J J Maguire
- Genevieve Marsh
- A D Marsham
- Nicholas D Martin
- Karina del Carmen Martin Gutierrez
- S J McDermott
- Fiona J Macfarlane
- Harvey McGrath
- Niamh McLoughlin
- P L McMurray
- E E McPherson
- G J McShane
- T D Meltzer
- M Milgate
- Thomas Militello
- Andrew J B Mitchell
- Karim Mitri
- Jonathan Moakes
- S K Mohaddes Ardebili
- Mohamed Fayyaz Bin Mohamed Faqarh
- Fazilah Mohamed Ismail
- N P M Morris
- Thomas Mosher
- E Moyroud
- John Muldoon
- J C Muldrew
- Kunal Namjoshi
- Jacob Navon
- Leena Nehru-Schimert
- Philip David Newth
- Melville Ofili
- Jonathan R Owen
- F I Paddeu
- Gergely Pala
- Scott Partington
- C Penasco Paton
- M G Pollitt
- Sandra Alma Popescu
- Nicholas Popiel
- J C Prabhu
- R W Prager
- S J Price
- Stephen C Price
- Nicholas Prosser
- William Purvis
- Sohail Ahmad Rana
- Ahmed Rashwan
- D M Reiner
- Jan Reiners
- L A S Reisch
- Matthew Richardson
- Stephen John Roberts
- David Nicholas Robinson
- Virginia Robinson
- Jessica Rose
- J H Runde
- Imogen Ruthven-Taggart
- Angus Saer
- Katya Sajovec
- Seif Wael Salaheldin Mohamed Saleh
- David Sattelle
- S Schnall
- Jonathan A Schwartz
- Alexandra Schwinn
- William A Scott
- Ali Hussein Adel Serour
- A A Seshia
- Anum Shahab
- Karim Shakir-Khalil
- Sally Shakir-Khalil
- Billy Shi
- E F Shuckburgh
- I Sitaridou
- Vera Snelling
- J Robert Sneyd
- Drago Spajic
- J Spence
- Julian Spencer
- Michael Spink
- Paul Springford
- Brandon Staats
- Christopher R Swift
- Tara Symeonides
- M E B Tait
- Sharmin Tania
- G Tett
- A C Thompson
- Ann-Marie Thornton
- L S Tiley
- Matthew Tipple
- Merlene Toh-Emerson
- William Michael Tunbridge
- David A Walker
- R D H Walker
- Christine D Walls
- Stefan Warhaftig
- Gregor Watson
- R R Weber
- Elizabeth M Weir
- Phillippa S Wells
- J Nigel White
- John C Whitehead
- Nicholas K S Wills
- Michael A Woodhouse
- S Woolley
- Hai Li Wu
- Haotian Wu
- Hoong Hao Yap
- C J Young
- Dolly van Hoogenhouck-Tulleken
- Ivan Zyuzin