Humanists UK is a diverse organisation with hundreds of volunteers working around the country to pursue a world where rational thinking and kindness prevail, supported by a small team of staff in London, Cardiff, and Belfast. Collectively, our leadership team is responsible for ensuring we remain a growing movement at the forefront of social change.
Our members also play a vital role in our organisation. Our AGM moves around the UK each year, and gives members the opportunity to pass democratic policy that steers the future of our movement.
Chair
Kate West is Chair of the Humanists UK Board. Kate is an experienced third sector leader with a background in charity regulation and governance, local and national government, and financial, operational, and HR management.
She is Chief Operating Officer of the Electoral Reform Society, and previoulsy worked at Demos and the Charity Commisison.
Treasurer
Roland Davis is the Treasurer of the Humanists UK Board. Roland is a corporate finance professional with many years experience working with government on the procurement of new roads, schools and hospitals and as employee of Eurotunnel during its financing and construction.
He currently specialises in regulatory economics.
President
Janet Ellis MBE is the President of Humanists UK, serving as one of the organisation’s most high-profile ambassadors. She is a writer, broadcaster, and long-standing advocate for the arts, education, and humanist values in public life.
As President she is supported to raise awareness of humanism in the public at large by a team of Vice Presidents and Humanists UK patrons, who collectively represent many of the UK’s leading entertainers, thinkers, and activists.
Chief Executive
Andrew Copson is our Chief Executive, responsible for day-to-day management of the organisation as a whole, and management of the staff team.
He has been Chief Executive of Humanists UK since 2010, prior to which he worked across educational and public affairs roles within the charity. He is an expert on humanism who has written widely on the subject, and is regularly invited to appear on TV and radio news programmes.