Mayor of London’s new Cultural Leadership Board announced

The Mayor of London has named the 20 members of his Mayoral Cultural Leadership Board for 2025-28, including 12 new appointees.

Specialising in areas including sustainability, regeneration, health, heritage, and AI, SADIQ KHAN said the new board line-up “brings together an invaluable range of knowledge and experience”.

The new members for 2025-2028 are:

ELIZA EASTON, founder, Erskine Analysis; 

BRENDA EMMANUS OBE, broadcaster, journalist and consultant; 

LILLI GEISSENDORFER, director, Theatre Green Book and independent consultant afacilitator; 

DR PAUL GILLULEY, chief medical officer, NHS North East London Integrated Health System; 

ANU GIRI, executive director, English National Ballet;

CLAUDIA KENYATTA CBE, director of regions, Historic England; 

ADEM HOLNESS, head of music, SXSW London; 

HELEN O’DONNELL, director of development, TalentWorks, BBC Studios;

COUNCILLOR ANTHONY OKEREKE, leader of the council, Royal Borough of Greenwich; 

MARTIN PRENDERGAST, public affairs and partnerships consultant; 

AMAARAH ROZE, independent facilitator, performer and producer;     

FREYA SALWAY, head of the lab, Google Arts & Culture; 

TOM SLEIGH, (co-chair) chair of council at Goldsmiths, University of London, and former chair of the Barbican Arts Centre;

EMMA SQUIRE CBE, director of regions, Historic England.  

The reappointed board members are:

SADE BANKS-TUBI, CEO, The What If Experiment;

AMANDA PARKER, (co-chair), creative and cultural industries consultant; 

JUSTINE SIMONS OBE, deputy mayor for culture and creative industries;   

DR JO TWIST OBE, chief executive officer, BPI ; 

NIGEL TWUMASI, co-founder and consultant, mayamada;    

DEBORAH WILLIAMS OBE, data governance coach.  

Sleigh said: “As co-chair of the Mayor’s Cultural Leadership Board, I am committed to amplifying voices from every corner of our city and supporting the Mayor’s Culture Strategy.

“Together, we’ll ensure our cultural policies reflect our rich heritage and inspire innovation and inclusivity for generations to come.”