PRINCIPAL

Stephen has been practising philosophy for over forty years, having started attending classes in New York in 1974. He is now retired from a career in IT and Project Management. Among his activities in the School, he looks after the Berkshire Branch and runs the Gita study weekends. Stephen was co-opted onto the Executive Committee in 2017 and again in 2018, and was elected as Principal in 2019.

 TREASURER

Chris joined the School in New York in 1971. He returned to the UK and joined the London School in 1972. He has been a philosophy tutor for some 20 years. He retired in 2015 as a management consultant and expert witness. He has been a trustee of three other charities, including the Education Renaissance Trust. He was President of the British Computer Society in 2018-2019. He was co-opted onto the Executive in February 2020.

GENERAL SECRETARY

Anthea Douglas has held various teaching posts both in the UK and overseas during a career spanning 42 years. She is now a tutor of Philosophy and Sanskrit within the School and is a founder member of Discantus, the School’s choir. Anthea joined the School in 1976 and after several years of being a member of the Fellowship, was co-opted on to the Executive Committee. She was elected to the Committee in 2018.

Elina is a member of the M Stream, having joined the School more than a decade ago, and has been a member of the Fellowship for five years.

She has served as a First Year tutor for five years and is now part of the online tutoring team. Elina is a key figure in the organisation of the ‘Wisdom of Women’ event, now in its third year. She runs her own interior design and sustainability consultancy business and champions systemic change in commercial and residential markets.  

Kumar Kumara is a retired Structural Engineer. He started studying philosophy in the School in London in 1973 and moved to the North East Branch in 1976. Kumar has been the Treasurer for the Branch for the last 35 years. He has also been tutoring both early and senior philosophy groups in the Branch for the last 35 years. Kumar was co-opted to the Executive Committee in 2020.

Matt has worked in technology for over 25 years. Throughout a varied career, he has worked alongside some leading innovators and inspiring leaders at a range of companies in space technology, healthcare, government, and more recently at leading global internet players. Matt has been a student at the School, studying Philosophy and Economics for over 25 years and has been tutoring groups in the early years for over 15 years. He was co-opted to the Committee in 2019 and elected in 2020.

Sherry Moran has been a member of SPES since 1982, first in New York and later London. In New York Sherry was responsible for all JP Morgan’s internal communications. On moving to London Sherry became an entrepreneur and has since owned four businesses specialising in Best Business Practice and currently a technology company that supports global pharma companies launching new medicines. Sherry has been a tutor for 24 years. She wrote and produced the History of the School video and was elected to the Executive in 2020.

Paul has been a member of the School in London since 1975 and a Fellowship member for 20 years. He has tutored First Year groups for many years and is now a tutor with the M Stream.  

His career in education encompassed such roles as Headmaster of Thomas’s Preparatory School and Headmaster of St James Primary School. He has acted as a school Governor and is currently working with the Education Renaissance Trust.

David Nock was co-opted to the Executive Committee again in 2021 with responsibility for Branch Liaison. He has for many years led the Midlands branch of the School.

Edward Saunders is a solicitor with a varied practice covering general commercial law, litigation and insolvency. He first attended philosophy classes in the School in 1988 and started studying economics in 1997. He now teaches economics within the School. He became a member of the School’s Fellowship in 2008 and was co-opted onto the Executive. Edward was elected to the Executive Committee in 2017.