Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee
Year of Fellowship, 1998
Professor Phil Murray FRES has been a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society since 1998 and recently joined the Society’s Finance Committee. He spent 34 years at Rothamsted Research, North Wyke and its predecessor organisations, specialising in grassland and soil entomology, and now holds an Honorary Professorship at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester.
Since retiring, Phil has dedicated much of his time to supporting charitable organisations through trustee and financial governance roles. He has served as Trustee and Honorary Treasurer of the British Grassland Society since 2019 and is Vice-Chair of the Okehampton Foundation, a charity managing investments that support local charitable causes and individuals. These roles have provided extensive experience in charity finance, investment oversight and governance, working closely with accountants, auditors and investment managers.
As Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee, Phil brings a wealth of financial and organisational experience to support the Society’s continued growth and future ambitions.
