Statute VII of the College provides that the Fellows shall be as follows:
- The Provost of King’s College Cambridge [Senior Fellow] (a)
- One Fellow to be elected by the Provost & Fellows, who is or has been a member of a faculty of, or a fellow of a college at, Oxford University (b)
- One Fellow to be elected by the Provost & Fellows, who is or has been a member of a faculty of, or a fellow of a college at, Cambridge University (c)
- One Fellow to be nominated by the Council of the Royal Society following identification by the Provost & Fellows or a suitable candidate from amongst the Fellowship of the Royal Society (d)
- One Fellow to be nominated by the Lord Chief Justice of England for the time being (e)
- One Fellow to be elected by the Head Master, Lower Master, and Assistant Masters (f)
- Four members to be elected by the Provost and Fellows themselves (g)
The Present Governing Body
| Governing Body | |
| Provost | Sir Nicholas COLERIDGE CBE, MA, DL (2023) |
| Vice-Provost | Peter MCKEE, MA (2021) |
| Fellows | (a) |
| Mark ESIRI, LLB, MBA (2016) (g) | |
| Sir Mark LYALL GRANT, MA (2017) (g) | |
| Baroness MORRISSEY, BA (2018) (g) | |
| Simon VIVIAN, MA, MSc, FSS (2021) (f) | |
| Professor Ewan BIRNEY, CBE, PhD, FRS, FMedSci (2022) (d) | |
| Professor Francis BROWN, PhD (2022) (b) | |
| Professor Michael PROCTOR, MA, MMath, ScD, FRS, FRAS, FIMA (2024) (c) | |
| Harry MATOVU, KC, MA (2024) (e) |
The Statutes provide that the Lord Bishop of Lincoln for the time being shall be the Visitor of Eton College:
| The Visitor |
| The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Lincoln |
Honorary Fellows may be elected. There are currently six:
| Honorary Fellows |
| Sir Simon ROBERTSON (2008) |
| Michael PRIDEAUX, MA (2020) |
| John GRIFFITH-JONES (2022) |
| Sir John NUTTING KC (2022) |
| James MCLAREN, BA (2024) |
| The Lord WALDEGRAVE OF NORTH HILL, PC, MA (2024) |
The day-to-day management of the College is delegated by the Provost and Fellows to:
| Position | Member of Staff |
| Head Master | Simon HENDERSON, MA (2015) |
| Lower Master | Paul WILLIAMS, MA (2023) |
| Bursar | Janet WALKER, MA, FCA (2011) |
The Statutes of the College can be downloaded here.
Any correspondence for the proprietorial body should be sent to the Provost, care of Eton College, using the contact details listed here. Further details relating to the correspondence address for formal complaints can be found within the Complaints Policy.
