Alistair Summers

Alistair Summers is a finance professional with considerable experience in school governance and management and the not-for-profit sector. He joined The Royal Ballet School’s Board of Governors in April 2024.

As a qualified Chartered Accountant who trained with PricewaterhouseCoopers (Coopers & Lybrand), Alistair boats more than thirty years of experience in private practice as a Partner of Summers & Co. A fellow of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Alistair advises clients on finances, taxes, negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, business strategy and personal affairs.

Alistair has extensive senior experience in the charity sector, having served as Deputy Chair at both St Paul’s School and the National Youth Theatre.

He is an experienced Trustee, having served numerous years with Henrietta Barnett School and Royal Free Charity. He was a founder Trustee of the Accelerate and Access Foundation, and the founding Chair of both The King’s Trust (formerly The Prince’s Trust) and The King’s Trust International (formerly The Prince’s Trust International) Risk and Audit Committees.

Alistair is a non-Academician Council Member of the Royal Academy where he chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. He also sits on the Board of Royal Ballet and Opera where he is the liaison Governor for the School.