Board of Trustees

André Hoffmann is the non-executive Vice Chairman of Roche Holdings Ltd and President of the MAVA Foundation. André is a substantial donor and long-term supporter of the Trust. He is particularly interested in conservation and is Vice President of WWF International. 

Alina Barnett is an Economic Adviser at the Bank of England. She is a Trustee and an Adviser to the Business Challenge. Alina is the grand-daughter in-law of George Weidenfeld. 

Michael Lewis is Chairman of the Institute of Strategic Dialogue and Oceana Investment Corporation and a significant donor to the Trust. He has been a Trustee since the founding of the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust.

Advisory Board

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust is grateful to our Advisory Board for their practical support and ongoing commitment to the work of the Trust.

  • Mr Eric Abraham

  • Mr Ben Barnett

  • Ms Nina Coad

  • Sir Andrew Dilnot

  • Ms Pamela Dow

  • Dr Precious Lunga

  • Sir Trevor McDonald

  • Lady Elizabeth Roberts

  • Mr Joseph Ssentongo (alumni rep)

  • Mr Karl Yin