Peter Thompson, who has been a Friend of the College for many years, became an Honorary Fellow in 2024. He has funded the permanent endowments of a College Fellowship, a post graduate scholarship, and an East Asia Travel scholarship, and has supported a wide range of other College activities.
He has been a member of the Chancellor’s Court of Benefactors since 2017.
Mr Thompson lives in Japan, where he is Chair of the Trustees of the Margaret Thatcher Japan Foundation, promoting friendship between Japan and the UK through academic exchanges and leadership programmes. He is also a founder of the literary agency, The English Agency Japan.
