British Museum at Night

Meet the Trustees

Professor Dame Sarah Worthington DBE, KC (Hon), FBA

Sarah Worthington is a Professor of Law at the London School of Economics; Downing Professor Emeritus of the Laws of England, University of Cambridge, and Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. She is a barrister and Bencher of Middle Temple; Syndic of Cambridge University Press and Assessment; and a member of the Board of Governors of the London Business School. 

She was formerly Treasurer of the British Academy, Pro Director of the London School of Economics (LSE) and on its Council and Governing Body, a Council member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), and a member of the Cambridge University Press Operating Board and Chair of its Audit Committee. 

Before turning to law, she studied science and mathematics, and worked in medical research in Australia.