Fiona Reynolds is Master of Emmanuel College Cambridge. She was Director General of the National Trust 2001-12.

Before that, she was Director of the Women’s Unit in the Cabinet Office (1998-2000), Director of the Council for the Protection of Rural England (now Campaign to Protect Rural England, 1987-98) and Secretary to the Council for National Parks (now Campaign to Protect National Parks, 1980-87).

She is also a Non-Executive Director of Wessex Water, and Chair of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, the Green Alliance, the International National Trusts Organisation and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England. She was appointed CBE for services to the environment and conservation in 1998 and DBE in 2008.