| IGNATIEVA, Svetlana ACTIVE | Secretary | 23 Oct 2014 | | | | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| BLUMBERG, Jeffrey James ACTIVE | Director | 31 Mar 2020 | | United Kingdom | May 1976 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| CACHO, Joyce, Dr ACTIVE | Director | 07 Oct 2025 | | United States | September 1959 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| FITZGERALD, Stephen Charles ACTIVE | Director | 13 Feb 2024 | | England | July 1963 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| GAVAZZI ASSEILY, Anna ACTIVE | Director | 25 Sep 2019 | | England | September 1983 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| GONZALEZ-MERLANI, Hernan ACTIVE | Director | 07 Aug 2023 | | England | May 1983 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| HALAKE, Abshiro Soka ACTIVE | Director | 29 Sep 2021 | | Kenya | July 1971 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| JUNIPER, Anthony Thomas ACTIVE | Director | 20 Jan 2023 | | England | September 1960 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| LLOYD, Christine Susan ACTIVE | Director | 07 Aug 2023 | | England | March 1955 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| NOGALES, Miguel Roger ACTIVE | Director | 28 Oct 2022 | | Spain | December 1973 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| SLOANE, Hugh Patrick ACTIVE | Director | 29 Sep 2021 | | United Kingdom | March 1956 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| ST. MATTHEW-DANIEL, Eyitola ACTIVE | Director | 07 Aug 2023 | | United States | January 1985 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| STEWART, Kimberly Louis ACTIVE | Director | 15 Sep 2020 | | United Kingdom | April 1957 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| TYLER, Martin Charles ACTIVE | Director | 13 Feb 2024 | | United Kingdom | July 1961 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| WAUGHRAY, Dominic Kailashnath ACTIVE | Director | 21 Dec 2023 | | France | December 1969 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| ALBAN, Katherine RESIGNED | Secretary | 12 Oct 2004 | 06 Dec 2006 | | | 168 Milton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1LE |
| BLAKE, Mark Colin RESIGNED | Secretary | 06 Dec 2006 | 31 Mar 2014 | | | 4th Floor Jupiter House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JD |
| COLEMAN, Bruce RESIGNED | Secretary | 01 Jan 1993 | 31 Dec 1999 | | | Watercoombes, West Milton, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3SJ |
| SHARP, Robin John Alfred RESIGNED | Secretary | 01 Jan 2000 | 12 Oct 2004 | | | 30 Windermere Avenue, London, NW6 6LN |
| WRIGHT, Edward Arnold RESIGNED | Secretary | 01 Jan 1993 | 02 Jun 1994 | | | Woodlands New England Lane, Sedlescombe, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0RP |
| ADAMS, William Mark, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 02 Dec 2003 | 10 Nov 2011 | United Kingdom | July 1955 | Department Of Geography, University Of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3EN, United Kingdom |
| ADAMS, William Mark, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 16 Sep 1998 | 05 Dec 2001 | United Kingdom | July 1955 | 29 Green End, Comberton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 7DY |
| ADAMS, William Mark RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1994 | 16 Sep 1997 | | July 1955 | 15a Water Street, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1PB |
| ASTOR, Michael Ramon Langhorne RESIGNED | Director | 18 Oct 2001 | 19 May 2003 | England | September 1946 | Hatley Park, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 3HL |
| BALDWIN, Paul Michael RESIGNED | Director | 13 Sep 2016 | 14 Feb 2024 | England | September 1965 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| BENSLEY, Derek Charles RESIGNED | Director | 26 Sep 2000 | 23 Nov 2005 | United Kingdom | March 1930 | 41 Winchester Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8AZ |
| BROWN, Melanie RESIGNED | Director | 15 Oct 2013 | 19 Sep 2017 | United Kingdom | August 1961 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| BROWN, Melanie RESIGNED | Director | 15 Jun 2007 | 30 Jun 2010 | United Kingdom | August 1961 | 4th Floor Jupiter House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JD |
| BROWNE, Jack Nixon, Baron Craigton RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 28 Jul 1993 | | September 1904 | Friary House Friary Island, Wraysbury, Staines, Middlesex, TW19 5JR |
| BURY, Lindsay Claude Neils RESIGNED | Director | 01 Oct 1994 | 12 Nov 2009 | United Kingdom | February 1939 | 4th Floor Jupiter House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JD |
| BUXTON, Kay, Lady RESIGNED | Director | 21 Nov 2002 | 28 Apr 2003 | | August 1949 | Old Hall Farm, Church Street Stiffkey, Wells Next The Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1QJ |
| CHIVERS, David John, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 09 Jan 1992 | 25 Oct 2006 | United Kingdom | April 1944 | Grange Cottage Robins Lane, Lolworth, Cambridge, CB3 8HL |
| COLEMAN, Bruce RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 12 Oct 2004 | | October 1937 | Watercoombes, West Milton, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3SJ |
| COLLINS, Nicholas Mark, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 16 Sep 1997 | United Kingdom | April 1952 | 47 West Street, Comberton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 7DS |
| DRABBE SEEMANN, Virginia RESIGNED | Director | 29 Jun 2005 | 15 Oct 2013 | Switzerland | June 1944 | 4th Floor Jupiter House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JD |
| DUNROSSIL, Diana Mary Cunliffe, Viscountess RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1995 | 16 Sep 1998 | | May 1942 | 87 Ringmer Avenue, Fulham, London, SW6 5LP |
| DURRELL, Lee Wilson, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 16 Sep 1998 | 21 Nov 2002 | | September 1949 | Les Augres Manor, Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5BP |
| DURRELL, Lee Wilson, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 16 Sep 1997 | | September 1949 | Les Augres Manor, Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5BP |
| ELISCHER, Anthony Maxwell Charles RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 31 Dec 1995 | | August 1962 | 130 Burleigh Piece, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 7HU |
| FOTHERGILL, Alastair David William RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1995 | 16 Sep 1998 | United Kingdom | April 1960 | 5 Caledonia Place, Clifton, Bristol, Avon, BS8 4DH |
| GEORGIADIS, Stephen Byron Kendall RESIGNED | Director | 11 Nov 2010 | 11 Sep 2018 | England | October 1961 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| GIBSON, David William RESIGNED | Director | 24 Oct 2016 | 18 Sep 2025 | England | May 1962 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| GODLEY, Brendan, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 31 Oct 2012 | 13 Sep 2016 | United Kingdom | May 1969 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| GREEN, Paul Joseph Sylvester RESIGNED | Director | 23 Sep 1999 | 16 Jul 2003 | | July 1957 | 99 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7TX |
| GREZO, Charlotte Anne, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 10 Nov 2011 | 25 Sep 2019 | England | July 1956 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| HAYLOCK, Julian Ronald RESIGNED | Director | 16 Sep 1998 | 07 Nov 2007 | United Kingdom | September 1944 | The Porch House, Dingley Hall, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8PG |
| HISCOCKS, William John RESIGNED | Director | 16 Sep 1998 | 31 May 2000 | | June 1958 | 10 Admiral Court, Admiral Square, London, SW10 0UU |
| HOARE, Edward Anthony RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 31 Dec 1995 | | October 1949 | 56 Peterborough Road, London, SW6 3EB |
| HOLDING, Edward William Valentine RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1994 | 16 Sep 1997 | United Kingdom | October 1939 | Birdshill Farm House Warren Lane, Oxshott, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 0SU |
| HORSMAN, Angela RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 31 Dec 1996 | | February 1958 | Gaylees Farmhouse Stone Street, Stelling Minnis, Kent, CT4 6BU |
| IREHANE, Richard Piers RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 21 Sep 1995 | | November 1950 | Hampreston Manor, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7LX |
| JONES, David Martin RESIGNED | Director | 09 Jan 1992 | 01 Oct 1994 | | August 1944 | Springfield, Whipshade Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 2JT |
| JOY, Andrew Neville RESIGNED | Director | 15 Oct 2013 | 29 Sep 2021 | England | April 1957 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| JUNIPER, Anthony Thomas RESIGNED | Director | 15 Oct 2013 | 05 Dec 2017 | England | September 1960 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| KENDALL, William Bruce RESIGNED | Director | 26 Sep 2000 | 07 Nov 2008 | United Kingdom | August 1961 | By The Crossways, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2PL |
| KHALILI, Benjamin Henri RESIGNED | Director | 31 Mar 2020 | 23 Nov 2023 | Switzerland | May 1984 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| KIDMAN COX, Rosamund Ann RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1995 | 22 Sep 2003 | United Kingdom | July 1953 | Flat 1, 26 Sion Hill, Bristol, Avon, BS8 4AZ |
| KINGDON, Jonathan Stephen, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1995 | 21 Nov 2002 | | June 1935 | The Elms, Islip, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX5 2SD |
| KNAPP, Sandra, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 15 Oct 2013 | 29 Sep 2021 | England | December 1956 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| KNAPP, Sandra, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 12 Oct 2004 | 31 Oct 2012 | England | December 1956 | 4th Floor Jupiter House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JD |
| LANJOUW, Annette Elizabeth RESIGNED | Director | 13 Sep 2016 | 17 Sep 2024 | United Kingdom | October 1961 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| LEADER-WILLIAMS, Nigel, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 06 Nov 2008 | 25 Sep 2019 | United Kingdom | November 1949 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| LEADER-WILLIAMS, Nigel, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 16 Sep 1998 | 25 Oct 2006 | United Kingdom | November 1949 | Byway House, High Street, Fordwich, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0DW |
| LEIMAN, Russell Michael RESIGNED | Director | 16 Sep 1997 | 16 May 1999 | | October 1947 | 7 Kent Terrace, London, NW1 4RP |
| MACDONALD, David, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1995 | 21 Nov 2002 | United Kingdom | September 1951 | Bankfield Lodge, Stand Lake, Oxfordshire, OX29 7QB |
| MACDONALD, David, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 31 Dec 1993 | United Kingdom | September 1951 | Bankfield Lodge, Stand Lake, Oxfordshire, OX29 7QB |
| MAUNDER, Michael RESIGNED | Director | 24 Apr 2018 | 20 Apr 2020 | United Kingdom | May 1963 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| MCGOUGH, Henry Noel RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 21 Sep 1995 | | January 1956 | 13a Cumberland Road, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3HJ |
| MERRICKS, John Philip RESIGNED | Director | 12 Oct 2004 | 31 Oct 2012 | England | March 1948 | The Manor, Icklesham, Winchelsea, E Sussex, TN36 4BH |
| MILLS, Nicholas John RESIGNED | Director | 21 Nov 2002 | 08 Nov 2008 | | March 1954 | Kingsbank Farmhouse, Kingsbank Lane Beckley, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6RU |
| MILNER-GULLAND, Eleanor Jane, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 11 Nov 2010 | 19 Jun 2017 | United Kingdom | June 1967 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| NEWBURG, Andre RESIGNED | Director | 18 Oct 2001 | 29 Jun 2005 | | January 1928 | 18 Cleveland Square, London, W2 6DG |
| OLIVER, William Langley Richardson RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 31 Dec 1994 | | August 1947 | Park End, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 6PZ |
| PLACKETT, Richard Mark RESIGNED | Director | 13 Sep 2016 | 17 Sep 2024 | England | April 1963 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| PRETTEJOHN, Philip Muir RESIGNED | Director | 25 Oct 2006 | 28 Feb 2017 | United Kingdom | February 1951 | Eighth Floor, 6 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3AQ, United Kingdom |
| RACEY, Paul Adrian, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 31 Oct 2012 | United Kingdom | May 1944 | 4th Floor Jupiter House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JD |
| RANDS, Michael Russell Wheldon, Doctor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1994 | 16 Sep 1997 | | August 1956 | 77 Thornton Road, Girton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0NR |
| RAUSING, Anna Lisbet Kristina, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 12 Oct 2004 | 07 Nov 2007 | London, England | June 1960 | 17 Aubrey Walk, London, W8 7JH |
| REID, Gordon Mcgregor, Doctor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1994 | 16 Sep 1997 | United Kingdom | February 1948 | Rock Villa, Old Hall Street, Malpas, Cheshire, CH2 1LH |
| RHYS WILLIAMS, Gareth Arthur Ludovic Emrys, Sir RESIGNED | Director | 31 Oct 2012 | 15 Sep 2020 | England | November 1961 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| ROBERTS, Callum Michael, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 25 Oct 2006 | 14 Oct 2014 | England | April 1962 | 4th Floor Jupiter House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JD |
| ROGERS, Elizabeth Mary, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 29 Sep 2021 | 18 Sep 2025 | England | February 1963 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| RUSSELL, Robin, Lord RESIGNED | Director | 17 Mar 1998 | 18 Sep 2003 | United Kingdom | August 1963 | Park House, Woburn Abbey, Milton Keynes, MK17 9PQ |
| SHAND, Mark RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1996 | 31 Mar 1997 | | June 1951 | Flat 12, 12 Kew Gardens Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3HG |
| SHARP, Robin John Alfred RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1995 | 12 Oct 2004 | | July 1935 | 30 Windermere Avenue, London, NW6 6LN |
| SUTHERLAND, William James, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 16 Sep 1998 | 25 Oct 2006 | United Kingdom | April 1956 | 18 The Green, Tuddenham St Mary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6SD |
| SWINGLAND, Ian Richard, Prof RESIGNED | Director | 29 Jun 2005 | 07 Nov 2008 | United Kingdom | November 1946 | Herons Hall, Nash, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 2JX |
| SYKES, Andrew Francis RESIGNED | Director | 23 Nov 2005 | 15 Sep 2020 | England | July 1957 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| THOMAS, Barry, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 21 Sep 1995 | | May 1940 | 22 Plymouth Road, Penarth, South Glamorgan, CF64 3DH |
| VAN CUTSEM, Edward RESIGNED | Director | 31 Oct 2012 | 15 Sep 2020 | United Kingdom | June 1973 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| VAN DE KAMP, Diana RESIGNED | Director | 14 Oct 2014 | 13 Sep 2022 | England | November 1963 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| VAN DE KAMP, Diana RESIGNED | Director | 29 Jun 2005 | 15 Oct 2013 | England | November 1963 | 4th Floor Jupiter House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2JD |
| VAN ORANJE NASSAU OF THE NETHERLANDS, Laurentien, Hrh Princess RESIGNED | Director | 02 Dec 2003 | 13 Jul 2005 | | May 1966 | Avenue Maurice 16, B-1040, Brussels, FOREIGN, Belgium |
| VAN VREDENBURCH, Hugo Henri Carel RESIGNED | Director | 11 Sep 2018 | 18 May 2024 | Italy | December 1965 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| VICKERY, Juliet Anne, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 25 Oct 2006 | 11 May 2009 | United Kingdom | July 1963 | 5 Great Lane, Reach, Cambridgeshire, CB5 0JF |
| VIRA, Bhaskar, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 31 Oct 2012 | 15 Sep 2020 | United Kingdom | July 1967 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |
| WALKER, Richard Malcolm RESIGNED | Director | 11 Sep 2018 | 13 Jul 2023 | England | August 1980 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| WEBSTER, Joanne, Prof RESIGNED | Director | 29 Sep 2021 | 18 Sep 2025 | England | August 1967 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ |
| WHEATER, Roger John RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 1993 | 31 Dec 1994 | | November 1933 | 26 Dovecot Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH12 7LE |
| WHITBREAD, Charles Edward Samuel RESIGNED | Director | 29 Jun 2005 | 19 Sep 2017 | England | January 1963 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, England |