John Booth

Appointed by

Prime Minister

Appointment date

Appointed February 2021, originally as the Tate Liaison Trustee. Appointed to the National Gallery Board and as Chairman in August 2021.

Term expires

19 August 2025

Register of Interest

John Booth declaration of interests (PDF 0.1MB)

About

John is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who chairs a number of public and private companies including the London Theatre Company. He holds non-executive directorships in the telecoms and investment management sectors and has a range of venture capital interests in e-commerce, media and technology.

He is Chairman of The Prince’s Trust and a trustee of the Chatsworth Settlement, the Arts Foundation and several other charities. He also chairs the Arts and Media Honours Committee. John read Modern Languages at Oxford University and is a Fellow of Merton College and a member of the Chancellor’s Court.

He is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. John acts as an ambassador for the homelessness charity Depaul International and a Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex

Other Membership

• The Chairman attends all the Gallery's committees and advisory boards and he chairs the Nominations and Remuneration Committees.