Michael Hastings

Lord Dr. Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE is the second Chancellor of Regent’s University London. He previously served as KPMG’s Head of Citizenship for 13 years and prior to this was the BBC’s first Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.

In January 2003, Lord Hastings was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in recognition of his services to crime reduction. He served on the Commission for Racial Equality for nine years and is listed as one of the 100 most influential black people in Britain.

In 2005, Lord Hastings was awarded the honour of an independent peerage to the House of Lords by Her Majesty The Queen and also received the UNICEF award from the then UK Chancellor for his ‘outstanding contribution to understanding and effecting solutions for Africa’s children’. Michael is President of ZANE - a development aid agency focused on Zimbabwe.

In addition to his role at Regent’s University Lord Hastings current holds a number of advisory and governance positions including Governor of the Vodafone /Safaricom supported MPESA Academy in Nairobi, Kenya and a Trustee of the Africa Philanthropy Forum, VP of UNICEF, Chairman of Council of ZANE and Ambassador for TEAR FUND.