The Rhodes Trust and Trustees

The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity whose principal activity is to support scholars selected from 14 specified constituencies in order to study at the University of Oxford.

To view the will of Cecil Rhodes and other key governance documents for the Trust, click here. Following the Rhodes community consultation on governance and the appointment of eight new Trustees from around the world in 2010, a majority of Rhodes Trustees are Rhodes Scholars.

The Trust has from time to time made benefactions to support other educational purposes either at Oxford or in the countries in which it offers Scholarships. Currently, the Trust is not making benefactions other than the Scholarships. This website will be changed to reflect any change in policy.

Trustees

The Rt Hon Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, Chairman

Provost of Eton College. Education: Corpus Christi College, Oxford (Honorary Fellow, 1991); Harvard University (Kennedy Fellow). Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford 1971-86 and 1999-.  MP Bristol West 1979-97. Numerous ministerial positions, including Chief Secretary to HM Treasury, 1995-97. Managing Director, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, 1998-2003; Vice–Chairman and Managing Director, UBS 2003-08. Served since 1992, Chair since 2002.

The Lord Kerr of Kinlochard

Deputy Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell since 2005; Director: Scottish American Investment Trust, since 2002; Rio Tinto plc. since 2003. Education: Pembroke College, Oxford (Honorary Fellow, 1991). HM Diplomatic Service, 1966-2002, including Ambassador and UK Permanent Representative to the EU (1990-95) and Ambassador to the USA (1995-97); Permanent Under-Secretary of State, FCO, and Head, Diplomatic Service, 1997-2002. Served since 1997.

Miss Rosalind Hedley-Miller

Vice Chairman, M&A Advisory, Commerzbank. Education: St Hugh's Coll., Oxford and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard. Former member of Industrial Development Advisory Board (1997-2005) and former external member of Finance Committee of Oxford University Press (1995-2009). Served since 1999.

The Rt Hon Lord Fellowes  

Chairman, Barclay's Private Banking, since 2000. Numerous positions in HM's service, 1977-99, including Private Secretary to the Queen and Keeper of the Queen's Archives, 1990-99. Served since 2000.

Mr Julian Ogilvie Thompson (Diocesan College, Rondebosch & Worcester 1953) 

Director, DeBeers Consolidated Mines Ltd, 1966-2006 (Chairman, 1985-97). Education: University of Cape Town; Worcester College, Oxford. Anglo American Corporation of South Africa, Ltd., 1956-2002; Chairman, 1990-2002; Vice-Chairman: First National Bank Ltd., 1977-90. Served since 2002.

Professor Sir John Bell (Alberta & Magdalen 1975)

Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford, since 2002. Student of Christ Church, Oxford, since 2002. Education: University of Alberta; Magdalen College, Oxford. Fellow, Magdalen College, 1990-2002. Founder, Oxford's Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (1993). Served since 2002.

Mr Tom Seaman

Estates and Finance Bursar and Fellow, All Souls College, since 1998. Education: Yale University, University of Chicago, and University of Oxford. Managing Director, Merrill Lynch (1989-98). Member, University of Oxford Investments and Property Management committees. Served since 2004.

Professor Sir John Vickers

Warden, All Souls College, Oxford, since 2008 (Fellow, 1991-2008). Education: Oriel College, Oxford (Honorary Fellow, 2005). Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford, 1979-84. Drummond Professor of Political Economy, University of Oxford, 1991-2008. Executive Director, Chief Economist, and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England, 1998-2000. Director General (2000-2003) and Chairman (2003-2005), Office of Fair Trading. Served since 2006.

Mr Michael McCaffery (Pennsylvania & Merton 1975)

CEO, Makena Capital Management. Education: Princeton University, Stanford University, Merton College, Oxford. President and CEO, Stanford Management Co., 2000-2006. Director, Off Road Capital, Western Technology Ventures and the Investment Fund for Foundations. Served since 2008.

Professor Ngaire Woods (New Zealand & Balliol 1987)

Professor of International Political Economy, University of Oxford. Founder and Director of the Global Economic Governance Programme, University College, Oxford. Education: University of Auckland, Balliol College, Oxford. Served since 2009.

Mr Dominic Barton (British Columbia & Brasenose 1984)

Global Managing Director, McKinsey & Company, since 2009. Education: University of British Columbia; Brasenose College, Oxford. McKinsey's Chairman for Asia, 2004-2009, based in Shanghai; led McKinsey’s office in Korea, 2000-2004. Member, Brookings Institution Foreign Policy Leadership Committee; Asian Development Bank Advisory Group on Human Resources Management. Chairman, International Advisory Committee to the President of South Korea on National Future and Vision.

Mr Don Gogel (New Jersey & Balliol 1971)

President & CEO, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, New York. Education:  Harvard College; Balliol College, Oxford; Harvard Law School. With Clayton Dubilier & Rice, New York, since 1989; CEO since 1998. Chairman of the Global Steering Committee (now Development Committee), Rhodes Trust, since 2007. Managing Diretor, Kidder Peabody & Co, 1985-1988. Co-chairman, Cancer Research Institute, New York. Senior Vice-Chairman and Trustee, Mount Sinai Medical Center. Member, Dean’s Council, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University.

Professor Margaret MacMillan, OC

Warden, St Antony’s College, Oxford, since 2007. Education: University of Toronto; St Hilda's College, Oxford (Honorary Fellow, 2007) and St Antony's College, Oxford (Honorary Fellow, 2003). Provost of Trinity College and Professor of History, University of Toronto, 2002-2007. History Department, Ryerson University, Toronto, 1975-2002. Member, Awards Council of the Queen's Anniversary Trust; board, Mosaic Institute; board, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism; editorial boards.

Mr John McCall MacBain (Quebec & Wadham 1980)

Founder and President, McCall MacBain Foundation and Pamoja Capital.   Education: McGill University; Wadham College, Oxford; Harvard Business School.  Founder, President and CEO, Trader Classified Media, 1987-2006. Chairman, European Climate Foundation, since 2008. Land and sea commercial pilot.

H. E. Mr Festus G. Mogae

President of Botswana, 1998-2008. Education: University College, Oxford (Honorary Fellow, 2003); University of Sussex (Honorary Fellow, 2009). Vice-President of Botswana, 1992-1998. Previously with International Monetary Fund, Bank of Botswana, and Botswana civil service.  Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, 2008. Légion d'honneur, France, and other honours. Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Climate Change.

Mr Narayana N.R. Murthy

Founder-Chairman, Infosys, and former Chairman of the Indian Rhodes Scholarships selection committee. Education: National Institute of Engineering, University of Mysore. Founded and CEO, Infosys, 1981-2002; Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor, Infosys, since 2002. Board member, Unilever, HSBC, Ford Foundation, UN Foundation, Cornell University, Wharton School, Singapore Management University, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, Indian Institute of Management Technology, Bangalore, and INSEAD. Chairman, Rhodes Scholarships Selection Committee for India, 2005-2009. Padma Vibhushan, India; Légion d'honneur, France; and other honours.

Ms Karen Stevenson (Maryland & Magdalen 1979)

Senior Counsel, Litigation Practice Group, Buchalter Nemer, Los Angeles. Education: University of North Carolina (Morehead Scholar); Magdalen College, Oxford; Stanford Law School. Extensive experience in management, education, and law. Secretary of Rhodes Scholarship US District 16 selection committee (Southern California and Arizona).

Mr John Wylie, AM (Queensland & Balliol 1983)

Managing Director and Head of Corporate Advisory for Lazard, Australia, since 2007. Education: University of Queensland; University of Oxford. Co-founder, Carnegie, Wylie & Company, 2000; acquired by Lazard in 2007. Investment banking experience in London, New York, Melbourne, since 1985. Chairman of Melbourne Cricket Ground Trust (chaired MCG Redevelopment Committee for 2006 Commonwealth Games) and Victorian Olympic Council’s Finance Committee. Member, Business Advisory Council, Said Business School, University of Oxford; Board, University of Queensland Endowment Fund; Finance Committee, Melbourne Grammar School.

Secretary to the Trust

The Warden of Rhodes House, Dr Donald Markwell, is also Secretary to the Rhodes Trust.