Sir Ian Blatchford
Chair of Judges
Sir Ian Blatchford was appointed Director and Chief Executive of the Science Museum Group from November 2010 and combined this with the role of Director of the Science Museum from December 2010.
Sir Ian has been President of the Royal Literary Fund since November 2020. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He was Chairman of the National Museum Directors’ Council from 2017–2021 and was Chairman of the Governors of De Montfort University from 2011–2018. Sir Ian was awarded a Knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to Cultural Education.