About the Trust
The Trust Deed dates from 4th July 1964. The Trust is a registered charity and is responsible for the Kennedy Memorial Fund. It has a Board of eleven Trustees, many of whom are involved in the Scholarship selection process:
The Chair of Trustees
Professor Tony Badger
Professor Tony Badger is Paul Mellon Professor of American History at Cambridge University and Master of Clare College.
The Trustees
Daniel Alexander QC
A former Kennedy Scholar, Daniel Alexander is a barrister at 8 New Square and specialises in intellectual property law.
Professor Kay-Tee Khaw
Professor of Clinical Gerontology at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
Dr Martin Weale CBE
Member of the Monetary Policy Committee and former Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Johnny Grimond
Contributing Editor, The Economist
Dr Peter Englander
A former Kennedy Scholar, Peter Englander took his first degree at Manchester University. Peter works at Apax Partners and is CEO of the Apax Foundation.
The Ambassador of the United States of America
(Representing the President of the USA).
Professor Anthony Saich (Representing Harvard)
Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School.
Professor Andrew Whittle
A former Kennedy Scholar, Andrew Whittle is the Edmund K Turner Professor and Head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at MIT.
Patrons
The Lord Mayor of London.
The Governor of the Bank of England.
Staff
Annie Thomas
The Kennedy Trust Office and the Scholarship programme are administered by the Secretary, Annie Thomas. If you phone the Trust office for help or information, she will be the person you speak to.