The Prince’s Foundation has appointed Kristina Murrin, who previously worked for Tony Blair and David Cameron, as chief executive
Murrin is currently chief executive of the Royal Anniversary Trust, and has worked across the public, private and voluntary sectors. She will start her new role in July.
She will be the replacement for Michael Fawcett, who left the charity at the end of 2021, after a series of articles in the Sunday Times claimed that donations to the Prince’s Foundation, by the Russian businessman Dmitry Leus and Saudi billionaire Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, were used to try and influence then-Prince Charles.
The Metropolitan Police subsequently opened a cash-for-honours investigation into allegations regarding the Prince’s Foundation, which is ongoing.
Murrin started her career in the corporate world with P&G before going on to help build the world’s largest independent innovation consultancy, What If. She also had previous roles including working for Tony Blair and David Cameron.
She has been a senior fellow at the Institute for Government in London and a fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, and led the UK government’s review into innovation in defence and security in 2017. In 2018, she was asked to establish a new national leadership centre by the then-chancellor and worked as its founding chief executive until 2020.
Dame Sue Bruce, chair of the Prince’s Foundation, said: “The board of trustees is delighted to appoint Kristina Murrin as CEO of the Prince’s Foundation. She will bring a range of considerable experience to the charity.
“The board is indebted to Emily Cherrington for agreeing to step up to this role on a temporary basis. Emily has done an outstanding job and will resume her role as chief operating officer and deputy chief executive once Kristina joins.”
The charity provides education, training and placemaking programmes both nationally and internationally, but at its heart is the heritage-led regeneration of its Dumfries House headquarters where its principles are explored and put into practice.
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