Fergus Drake OBE

Fergus Drake OBE is the Chief Executive of Cumberland Lodge, leading its work as an education charity and social enterprise. Fergus was formerly CEO of Crown Agents, a not-for-profit international development company, significantly growing its programme impact and playing a critical role in both the COVID-19 response and Ukraine emergency. Prior to this, Fergus was Executive Director of Global Programmes at Save the Children, and has worked at the centre of government, including roles with HM Treasury in the UK, Deloitte in their Public Sector practice, and was embedded in the Government of Rwanda with Tony Blair's Africa Governance Initiative. Fergus was awarded an OBE in the 2023 New Year's Honours List for services to UK/Ukraine relations in the Health sector.