About us

Stephen Law, Provost

Stephen Law is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. He is also editor of THINK: Philosophy for Everyone, a journal of the Royal Institute of Philosophy (published by Cambridge University Press). Stephen has published numerous books on philosophy, including The Philosophy Gym: 25 Short Adventures in Thinking (on which an Oxford University online course has since been based) and The Philosophy Files (aimed at children 12+).

Stephen is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts. He was previously a Junior Research Fellow at The Queen’s College, Oxford, and holds B.Phil and D.Phil degrees in Philosophy from the University of Oxford. He has a blog at www.stephenlaw.org.

Stephen Law was appointed Provost of CFI London in July 2008, taking on overall responsibility for the organization, and particular responsibility for putting on talks and other educational events and programmes.

Suresh Lalvani, Executive Director and Company Secretary

Suresh Lalvani has a science degree, is a chartered company secretary, and a member of the chartered management institute. He has held senior management positions with large and small NGOs and charities since 1983, and has traveled to programmes in over thirty countries in Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, and the USA to review and audit programmes, and participate in planning meetings, general assemblies and congresses.

He has written and compiled a manual for charities, and several articles of his have been published in a number of journals. He has been a speaker at conferences.

Suresh is an ex officio member of the Board of CFI London, being Executive Director and Company Secretary of CFI London.

Directors

• Professor Paul Kurtz – Hon Chairman
• Mr Barry Karr – Hon Treasurer
• Mr D.J. Grothe
• Dr David Nash – (Oxford Brookes University)
• Professor David Papineau (Kings College, University of London)
• Mr Michael Hutchinson

Center for Inquiry London is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 06182868. It has a charitable constitution.The Postal Mailing address is:
PO Box 49097
Centre for Inquiry
London N11 9AX.