David Rieff
David Rieff is one of the United States’ leading authorities on global affairs. Renowned for his reporting from conflict zones and on the work of international humanitarian organisations, his writings have shaped public debate on subjects ranging from liberal interventionism to the use and abuse of historical memory. Image © Megan Hustad
Dora Reisser
Dora Reisser is a trained ballet dancer and studied acting at RADA. After retiring from acting to raise a family, she became a successful fashion designer.
Gideon Rachman
Gideon Rachman is the chief foreign affairs commentator for the Financial Times and was previously a senior editor and correspondent for The Economist for 15 years.
Linda Yueh
Dr Linda Yueh CBE is an economist, writer and broadcaster.
Jonathan Goldberg
Jonathan Goldberg KC is one of the UK’s leading trial advocates and defenders. He makes frequent TV appearances on CNN, Al-Jazeera, Sky News and ITV commenting on topics of legal interest.
Michael Freedland
Michael Freedland was a journalist and the author of over 30 books, mostly biographies of leading personalities and figures in the world of entertainment.
Barrington Black
Barrington Black is a former Supreme Court Judge Gibraltar, and was for 15 years a Circuit Judge on the UK’s South Eastern Circuit.
Jonathan Self
Jonathan Self is an author and journalist. He has written for many publications including The Times, Vanity Fair and the JC and is the author of many books.
Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis was the winner of the Hennessy Prize for Emerging Poetry and the runner up in the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award in 2015.
Ruth Gilligan
Ruth Gilligan is an Irish novelist and journalist. She writes and reviews for the Irish Times, the Irish Independent, the TLS and the Guardian.
Roly Keating
Roly Keating was Chief Executive of the British Library. Prior to this, his roles included Controller of BBC Two, Controller of BBC Four and Director of Archive Content.
Aviad Stollman
Aviad A. Stollman is the Global Director of the Azrieli Fellows Program and formerly the Head of Collections at the National Library of Israel.