Stuart Etherington
Stuart Etherington | |
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Etherington speaking at the NCVO Annual Conference in 2012. | |
| Chief executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations | |
| In office 1 February 1994 – 1 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Judy Weleminsky |
| Succeeded by | Karl Wilding |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stuart James Etherington 26 February 1955 Epsom, Surrey, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Brunel University University of Essex School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London London Business School, University of London |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor (2010) |
Sir Stuart James Etherington FRSA (born 26 February 1955) is a British charity executive and former social worker. From 1994 to 2020, he was chief executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, with the membership base increasing from 400 to over 14,000. He was previously the chief executive of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People. He received a knighthood in 2010 in recognition of his work for the voluntary and community sectors.
He is now the Chair of the Oversight Trust, Chair of the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Charity Effectiveness. He is also the Honorary Visiting Professor at the Business School in the Centre for Charity Effectiveness.
He has more recently become Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass in 2021.