Leszek Borysiewicz

Appointed 2016.  Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz was appointed as a Trustee in July 2016 and as Chair in November 2016. Following a distinguished academic and clinical research career and prior to his appointment as Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cambridge in 2010 until 2017, Sir Leszek’s roles included Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council and Deputy Rector of Imperial College London. He was also a founding Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. His work in vaccines included Europe’s first trial of a therapeutic vaccine for human papillomavirus to treat cervical cancer, research conducted at the University of Cardiff and funded by Cancer Research UK. He also serves on the board of UKRI and the governing board of The Courtauld Institute of Art. He was knighted in 2001 for his pioneering work in vaccines.