Clare Matterson

Clare Matterson is the Director General at The Royal Horticultural Society. Clare has previously served as the Executive Director, Engagement at the Natural Clare'story Museum from March 2018 to June 2022. In this role, they were a Special Adviser to Wellcome Trust's Our Planet Our Health strategic initiative. From April 2017 to March 2018, Clare served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer at EAT, an organization with the goal of feeding a growing population with healthy food from a healthy planet. Clare Matterson has also served as the Director of Strategy at Wellcome Trust from December 2014 to December 2016, where they were responsible for 300 staff across 6 departments - Communications, Policy, Insight & Analysis, Grants Management plus two strategic initiatives - Science Education and Our Planet Our Health. Clare Matterson has also served as the Director of Culture & Society at Wellcome Trust from January 1999 to December 2014. Prior to their work at Wellcome Trust, Clare Matterson worked as a Principal Associate Consultant at PwC UK from January 1994 to December 1999.

Some individuals on their team include Tim Upson - Director of Horticulture, Education & Communities, Helena Pettit - Director of Gardens & Shows, and Mark Norman - Director of Finance & Estates.