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Edmund Newell is a writer, speaker, Anglican priest and Leadership Development Director of the Windsor Leadership Trust. He was formerly Chief Executive and Principal of the educational foundation, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor; Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral and founding Director of St Paul’s Institute; Sub-Dean of Christ Church, Oxford; and a Research Fellow in Economic History at Nuffield College, Oxford.
Edmund writes and speaks on a range of issues. Among his publications, he is co-author of What Can One Person Do?, a Christian response to the Millennium Development Goals, Ethics in Investment Banking and The Sacramental Sea. His latest book, Herne the Hunter: Seeking Shakespeare’s Ghost, Windsor’s Demon, and Wicca’s God, will be published in October 2025.

Edmund is a frequent contributor to Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2, an Honorary Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, a Fellow of  both the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts, and was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2025 New Year’s Honours.