About the founder

Sir Anthony Seldon


Anthony Seldon has been the transformative head of Brighton College and Wellington College, and is now head at Epsom College. Before that, he was Vice Chancellor of the University of Buckingham. 


He is the author or editor of over 50 books, including inside books on the last seven prime ministers. He has been honorary historian to Downing Street, Chair of the National Archives Trust, the PMs special advisor on education to Saudi Arabia, and on the board of the Royal Shakespeare Company. 


He has successfully promoted a number of initiatives, either on his own, or in partnership with others, including: The Institute of Contemporary British History, Action for Happiness, The Western Front Way, The Institute for the Ethics of AI in Education, The Times Education Commission, and The Commission on the Centre at the Institute for Government. 


He is working to realise a number of other initiatives, including the Museum on the Prime Minister and, of course, Wise Heads.


Anthony Seldon on Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Seldon