| HAMILTON, Gillian Louise ACTIVE | Secretary | 11 Dec 2014 | | | | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| ANDERSON, Keith Philip, Dr ACTIVE | Director | 21 Jan 2025 | | England | June 1964 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| BRUCE, Duncan Watson, Professor ACTIVE | Director | 15 May 2024 | | England | May 1960 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| BUSHNELL, Paul Andrew ACTIVE | Director | 01 Feb 2023 | | England | August 1971 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| COATES, James Peter ACTIVE | Director | 13 Mar 2016 | | England | April 1961 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| FRANKLIN, Timothy ACTIVE | Director | 13 Mar 2016 | | England | August 1955 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| HODGKINSON, Michael Robert ACTIVE | Director | 01 Aug 2017 | | England | December 1975 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| LISTER, John Robert ACTIVE | Director | 13 Mar 2017 | | England | April 1958 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| BESTRUSTEES LIMITED ACTIVE | Director | 01 Dec 2019 | | | | Acquis House, Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1PL, England |
| GILBERT, Graham Charles RESIGNED | Secretary | | 10 Dec 2014 | | | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| ADCOCK, Helen Vanessa Donna RESIGNED | Director | 13 Mar 2016 | 09 Mar 2017 | England | November 1967 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD |
| BEACH, Norman Leslie RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 2002 | 21 Dec 2015 | United Kingdom | July 1943 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| BRADLEY, Stephen Andrew RESIGNED | Director | 26 Jul 2023 | 26 Sep 2025 | England | July 1962 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| BRIERLEY, Alexandra Jane RESIGNED | Director | 09 Sep 2021 | 14 Dec 2022 | England | August 1969 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| BROWN, Joyce Audrey RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1999 | 31 Dec 2001 | United Kingdom | December 1941 | 54 Bad Bargain Lane, York, North Yorkshire, YO31 0QL |
| CANTOR, Brian, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Oct 2002 | 30 Sep 2013 | United Kingdom | January 1948 | Vice Chancellors House, Spring Lane Heslington, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DZ |
| COOKE, Ron, Professor Sir RESIGNED | Director | 22 Oct 1993 | 30 Sep 2002 | | September 1941 | Vice Chancellors House, Spring Lane Heslington, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DZ |
| CORNISH, Frederick Hector John, Professor RESIGNED | Director | | 30 Sep 1997 | | June 1930 | Lime Tree House 99 Front Street, Acomb, York, North Yorkshire, YO2 3BU |
| DARBYSHIRE, Walter RESIGNED | Director | | 31 Dec 1997 | | October 1936 | 60 Knavesmire Crescent, York, North Yorkshire, YO2 1ET |
| DUNCAN, David John, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 12 Aug 2010 | 17 Mar 2017 | United Kingdom | August 1964 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| FEASBY, Lisa Francesca RESIGNED | Director | 01 Aug 2017 | 05 Mar 2020 | England | October 1964 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD |
| FOSTER, Philip Anthony RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jul 2004 | 14 Mar 2017 | United Kingdom | November 1953 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| FRASER-KRAUSS, Heidi Michele RESIGNED | Director | 29 Sep 2017 | 24 Jul 2020 | United Kingdom | December 1966 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD |
| GREENWOOD, Jonathan Mark RESIGNED | Director | 23 Nov 2016 | 06 Apr 2021 | England | May 1963 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD |
| HEMINGWAY, William Thomas RESIGNED | Director | 16 Jan 2012 | 23 Jan 2016 | England | December 1943 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| HOULDEN, Peter Cawthorne RESIGNED | Director | | 22 Oct 1993 | | December 1932 | 5 Falkland Street, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 1DY |
| HUDSON, Lucy Charlotte RESIGNED | Director | 19 Jul 2007 | 30 Sep 2010 | United Kingdom | August 1968 | 5 Mill Mount Lodge, Mill Mount, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1BG |
| HUMPHERSON, Jean RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jun 1994 | 19 Jul 2007 | | September 1948 | 148 York Road, Haxby, York, YO3 3EL |
| ISSOTT-PARKER, Tracey RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 2002 | 23 Jan 2016 | United Kingdom | January 1967 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| LAVENDER, Eileen RESIGNED | Director | 27 Nov 1996 | 31 Dec 1998 | | April 1938 | 1 The Green, Flaxton, York, North Yorkshire, YO6 7RU |
| LILLEY, Keith Edmund RESIGNED | Director | 14 Nov 2005 | 12 Aug 2010 | England | January 1965 | 44 Whirlow Lane, Whirlow, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 9QF |
| LINDLEY, Jeremy Charles RESIGNED | Director | 11 Dec 2014 | 29 Sep 2017 | United Kingdom | October 1964 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD |
| LOFTHOUSE, Patricia Anne RESIGNED | Director | 01 Apr 2012 | 24 Feb 2017 | England | June 1957 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| MACDONALD, Andrew Charles RESIGNED | Director | 27 Nov 1996 | 14 Nov 2005 | | May 1943 | Whinney Moor, Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield West Yorkshire, HD8 8HE |
| MCMEEKING, Roger Gilchrist RESIGNED | Director | | 30 Sep 1996 | | June 1935 | 52 Heworth Green, York, North Yorkshire, YO31 7TQ |
| MEACOCK, Jonathan Charles RESIGNED | Director | 01 Apr 2014 | 06 Nov 2016 | England | January 1954 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| MURGATROYD, Adrian RESIGNED | Director | 29 Sep 2017 | 01 Oct 2024 | England | March 1965 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| OVENDEN, Colin RESIGNED | Director | | 31 May 1994 | | May 1939 | 253 Hull Road, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 3LA |
| POTOCZNIAK, Piotr Karol RESIGNED | Director | 14 Jan 2022 | 30 Apr 2022 | England | June 1984 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD |
| RIDDY, Felicity Jacqueline, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Oct 2002 | 31 Oct 2007 | | June 1940 | 3 Main Street, Wilberfoss, East Yorkshire, YO41 5NP |
| RODGER, Iona RESIGNED | Director | 17 Dec 2021 | 23 Jan 2024 | England | May 1967 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England |
| SAUL, Samuel Berrick, Professor RESIGNED | Director | | 22 Oct 1993 | | October 1924 | Vice-Chancellors House, Heslington, York, Yorkshire, YO1 5DZ |
| SHELDON, Trevor Andrew, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 07 Mar 2008 | 31 Mar 2012 | United Kingdom | February 1954 | 7 Cornwall Drive, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 4LG |
| SHEPHERD, Ian Francis RESIGNED | Director | 22 Jul 2010 | 31 May 2020 | United Kingdom | March 1947 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| SMITH, William Trevor RESIGNED | Director | | 30 Sep 1996 | | July 1935 | 8 Corse Hill, Dullington, York, Yorkshire |
| SPEARS, Dean RESIGNED | Director | 03 Mar 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | United Kingdom | April 1980 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD |
| STURGE, Michael Wilson RESIGNED | Director | 01 Oct 2003 | 28 Nov 2014 | England | October 1947 | Heslington Hall, Room H/B30, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom |
| TATE, Stephen Robert RESIGNED | Director | 22 Oct 1993 | 18 Oct 2001 | | August 1954 | 13 Thirlemere Drive, Burnholme, York, YO3 0LZ |
| WALKER, Steven John RESIGNED | Director | 01 Dec 2010 | 03 Nov 2011 | England | February 1968 | Heslington Hall, Heslington, York, YO1O 5DD |
| WAND, Ian Christopher, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 06 Feb 1998 | 30 Sep 2002 | | December 1941 | 11 Wigginton Road, York, YO31 7HG |
| WHEWAY, Richard Charles RESIGNED | Director | | 30 Sep 2003 | | October 1929 | East Wing Claxton House, Claxton, York, Yorkshire |
| WHITEHEAD, Kenneth RESIGNED | Director | 04 Mar 1998 | 30 Jun 2004 | | May 1944 | 2 Stephenson Close, Huntington, York, Yorkshire, YO32 9GG |