People
Patron
Her late Majesty The Queen
President
The former Prince of Wales
Vice President
The Lady Sarah Chatto
Founder
Dame Ninette de Valois OM CH DBE
Artist Laureate
Dame Darcey Bussell DBE
Artistic Director and CEO
Senior staff
Chief Operating Officer
Pippa Adamson
Academic & Pastoral Principal
David Gajadharsingh
Commercial Director
Carol Dray
Assistant Principal (Pastoral & Welfare)
Jill Tait-Harris
Head of Training & Access
Mark Annear
Head of Development
Jessica Dash
Head of Site Operations
Roger Atkinson
Compliance Officer
Jason Hughes
Healthcare Manager
Karen Sheriff
Head of Human Resources
Christian Gallagher
Senior Teacher White Lodge, Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Exams Officer
Stephanie Ritchie
Senior Teacher Upper School, Head of Degree Programme
Gail Graves
Artistic staff
Head of Artistic Programmes and Production
Artistic Manager of the Foundation Programme
Artistic Manager of the Development Programme
Artistic Manager of the Vocational and Pre-professional Programmes
Foundation and Development Programme ballet teachers
- Valeri Hristov
- Nicola Katrak
- Carol-Anne Millar
- James Butcher
- Larissa Bamber
Vocational and Pre-professional Programme ballet teachers
Resident Guest Teacher
Royal Ballet Coach for the Pre-professional Programme
Contemporary Programme Manager
Governors
Chairman Christopher Rodrigues CBE
Carlos Acosta CBE
Delia Barker
Anna Birkett
Mary Breen
Suzi Brennan
Tom Clementi
Richard Dennen
David Ebstein
Annie Davis
Kevin O’Hare CBE
Craig Ranson
Zita Saurel
Nishi Somaiya
Su Wijeratna
Governor Emerita The Lady Sainsbury CBE
Advisory Council Emeriti
Dame Darcey Bussell DBE
Sir Anthony Dowell CBE
Dame Antoinette Sibley DBE
Sir Peter Wright CBE
Advisory Council
Carlos Acosta CBE
Kevin O’Hare CBE