Lola Young

Lola Young is currently Co-Chairman at Foundation for FutureLondon, Non-Executive Director at Futerra Sustainability Communications Ltd., Non-Executive Director at Lava Mayfair Club Ltd., Chancellor at The University of Nottingham, Member-Independent Crossbench at the House of Lords since 2004, and Trustee at Conduit Foundation.
Former roles include Chairman at Orange Prize for Fiction, Chairman-Ondaatje Prize For Writing at The Royal Society of Literature, Chairman at Booker Prize Foundation, Chairman at The Caine Prize For African Writing, Director at Southbank Centre Ltd., Director at National Theatre Live Ltd., Independent Non-Executive Director at Bloomsbury Publishing Plc from 2021 to 2026, Head-Culture at Greater London Authority, and Commissioner at Historic England Ltd.