Nigel Clifford elected as President of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

At the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Monday 7 June 2021, Mr Clifford will become President for a three-year term. He takes over as the Society’s figurehead and chair of its elected trustees from Baroness Lynda Chalker, long-serving member of the House of Lords and former Foreign Office Minister for Overseas Development and Africa.

A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and Chartered Geographer, Nigel earned his MA in geography from Cambridge University and MBA from the University of Strathclyde. After a leadership career in the public and private sectors, he now works for Marlin Equity Partners, helping European technology companies to thrive.

Commenting on his election, Nigel Clifford said: “I am honoured to be the new President. The future is bright for geography and geographers – with great opportunities to make a unique contribution in established and new fields, contributing to solving globally significant challenges. This makes it an extremely exciting time to be in this post.”