Dame Julie Maxton is the Executive Director of the Royal Society, the first woman in 350 years to hold the post. Prior to this, she was Registrar at the University of Oxford, the first woman in 550 years to serve in that role. She is an Honorary Fellow of University College Oxford, a Bencher of the Middle Temple, and chairs the Kalisher Trust and the Ada Lovelace Institute. Julie’s past board memberships include the Alan Turing Institute and Engineering UK. A former barrister, she has held senior academic roles and received numerous honours, including a CBE and Damehood in 2023.