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
CEO (interim)
Christopher Rodrigues CBE
Executive Leadership Team
Chief Operating Officer
Pippa Adamson
Academic & Pastoral Principal
David Gajadharsingh
Chief Commercial Officer
Carol Dray
Senior staff
Director of Training and Access
Mark Annear
Head of Site Operations
Roger Atkinson
Head of Associates and Primary Steps Programmes
Victoria Collinson
Director of Development
Jessica Dash
Director of Human Resources
Christian Gallagher
Senior Teacher Upper School, Head of Degree Programme
Andy Granville
Head of Marketing and Communications
Dorothy Greenfield
Director of Compliance and Risk
Jason Hughes
Senior Teacher White Lodge, Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Exams Officer
Stephanie Ritchie
Head of Finance
Bonita Scaysbrook
Head of Healthcare
Karen Sheriff
Assistant Principal (Pastoral and Welfare)
Jill Tait-Harris
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
Vocational and Pre-professional Programme ballet teachers
Resident Guest Teacher
Royal Ballet Coach for the Pre-professional Programme
Contemporary Programme Manager
Governors
Chairman Anna Birkett (interim)
Carlos Acosta CBE
Delia Barker
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