The Gandhi Foundation

President

Lord Richard Attenborough
President of The Gandhi Foundation,
Director of the film ‘Gandhi’

Patrons

The Patrons of The Gandhi Foundation are: Lord Richard Attenborough, Lord Bhikhu Parekh, Lord Navnit Dholakia OBE, Sir Mark Tully OBE KBE, Godric Bader, Denis Halliday, Eirwen Harbottle, Martin Polden OBE, and Diana Schumacher OBE.

Lord Bhikhu Parekh
Vice-President of The Gandhi Foundation,
Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics

Lord Navnit Dholakia OBE
Life Peer & Council of Save the Children Fund

Sir Mark Tully OBE, KBE
Former BBC Chief of Bureau, Author & Journalist

Diane Schumacher OBE
Schumacher Projects partnership

Godric Bader
Life President of Scott Bader Co. Ltd

Denis Halliday
Former Assistant General Secretary of the UN & Peace Campaigner

Eirwen Harbottle

Martin Polden OBE
President of the Environmental Law Foundation

Executive Committee

The Gandhi Foundation was launched on 10th October 1983 at a meeting attended by about 200 people in Friends House, London. The three main founders were Lord David Ennals, Surur Hoda, and Cecil Evans.These days the work of the Foundation is carried out by the Executive Committee:

2011 Executive Committee:

Mark Hoda
Chair and Liaison with Jeevika Trust

Graham Davey
Treasurer

Antony Copley
Academic Advisor

Omar Hayat
Convenor of The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award Committee

uTrevor Lewis
Executive Committee Member

George Paxton

Editor of “The Gandhi Way” and Membership

John Rowley
Co-ordinator of Special Events and Projectsu

Shaheen Westcombe MBE
Executive Committee Member & Kingsley Hall Trustee

William Rhind
Executive Committee Member

Staff

Matthew Bain
Administrator and Development Officer