Elected: 2026
Caroline is the Director of cultural sector consultancy company, Achates. Prior to founding Achates in 2014, she was Chief Executive of PEN International, the Literature Representative at UNESCO and an advisor to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Professor Wangari Maathai. She is the Chair of the Cultural Philanthropy Foundation which campaigns for the democratisation of culture, and in 2016 founded the Achates Philanthropy Prize and co-founded the London Ticket Bank. She is a Trustee of the National Centre for Writing.
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