| MELITI, Nadia ACTIVE | Secretary | 07 May 2019 | | | | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| ABRAMS, Daniel ACTIVE | Director | 02 Dec 2019 | | England | November 1955 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| MATHER, Nicole, Dr ACTIVE | Director | 29 Jul 2019 | | England | August 1974 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| MCCARTHY, Mark ACTIVE | Director | 26 Mar 2024 | | United States | July 1960 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| NEWCOMBE-ELLIS, Matthew, Mr. ACTIVE | Director | 26 Mar 2024 | | England | December 1985 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| RELTON, Caroline, Prof ACTIVE | Director | 26 Mar 2024 | | United Kingdom | April 1968 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| RØTTINGEN, John-Arne, Dr ACTIVE | Director | 01 Jun 2024 | | England | March 1969 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| SKINNER, Nick ACTIVE | Director | 01 Apr 2026 | | England | September 1969 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| BIRD, Christopher James RESIGNED | Secretary | 01 Feb 2012 | 08 Dec 2017 | | | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| CAIRNS, William Murray RESIGNED | Secretary | 02 Aug 1993 | 25 Mar 1997 | | | Copperfields Old Hall Lane, Church Broughton, Derby, Derbyshire, DE6 5DA |
| HAYTER, Dianne RESIGNED | Secretary | 25 Mar 1997 | 30 Jul 1999 | | | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| MACGREGOR, Alexander Ian RESIGNED | Secretary | 20 Aug 1992 | 02 Aug 1993 | | | Arbor Cottage, Willow Walk, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8RG |
| PARKINSON, Henry RESIGNED | Secretary | 08 Dec 2017 | 07 May 2019 | | | Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| PEART, William Stanley, Professor Sir RESIGNED | Secretary | 07 Oct 1992 | 20 Aug 1993 | | | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| STEWART, John Gillespie RESIGNED | Secretary | 30 Jul 1999 | 31 Jan 2012 | | | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| BIRD, Adrian, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 20 Apr 2007 | 30 Sep 2010 | United Kingdom | July 1947 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| BOBROW, Martin, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 06 Apr 1997 | 14 Mar 2001 | | February 1938 | The Old School, High Street, Balsham, Cambridge, CB1 6DJ |
| BRADLEY, Allan, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 14 Mar 2001 | 06 Apr 2010 | | February 1960 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| BURKE, Derek Clissold, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 06 Apr 1997 | 30 Jun 1998 | | February 1930 | 13 Pretoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 1HD |
| CHADWICK, Karen RESIGNED | Director | 26 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2026 | England | March 1967 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| COOPER, John RESIGNED | Director | 14 Mar 2001 | 19 Jul 2012 | United Kingdom | September 1947 | 183, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| DAVIES, Kay Elizabeth RESIGNED | Director | 08 Dec 2017 | 27 Feb 2023 | England | April 1951 | University Of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, England |
| DAVIES, Kay Elizabeth RESIGNED | Director | 28 Apr 2014 | 08 Dec 2017 | England | April 1951 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| DAVISON, David Neil RESIGNED | Director | 10 Dec 2001 | 30 Apr 2014 | England | January 1953 | 183, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| DEXTER, Thomas Michael, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 22 Jun 1998 | 31 Mar 2003 | | May 1945 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| DUNN, Michael, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 29 Apr 2024 | 25 Mar 2026 | England | June 1969 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| FARRAR, Jeremy, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jan 2020 | 27 Feb 2023 | England | September 1961 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| FARRAR, Jeremy, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 11 Nov 2013 | 01 Jan 2018 | England | September 1961 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| FULLER, Richard William, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 10 Dec 2001 | 01 Apr 2003 | | June 1953 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| GIBBS, Roger Geoffrey, Sir RESIGNED | Director | 20 Aug 1992 | 06 Apr 1997 | | October 1934 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| HEUER, Rolf Dieter, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Dec 2014 | 13 Feb 2020 | France | May 1948 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| JACK, James Julian Bennett, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jun 1994 | 06 Apr 1997 | | March 1936 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| JEFFREYS, Simon John Lewis RESIGNED | Director | 21 Apr 2009 | 10 Feb 2015 | United Kingdom | September 1952 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| KLUG, Aaron, Professor Sir RESIGNED | Director | 11 Mar 1993 | 18 Oct 1996 | | August 1926 | 70 Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge, CB1 7UT |
| LIVETT, Timothy James RESIGNED | Director | 10 Feb 2015 | 25 Jan 2019 | England | June 1962 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| MAHONY, Daniel, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 27 Mar 2020 | 02 May 2025 | England | March 1969 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| MANNINGHAM-BULLER, Elizabeth Lydia, Baroness RESIGNED | Director | 28 Nov 2008 | 31 Mar 2015 | United Kingdom | July 1948 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| MCVEAN, Gilean Alistair Tristram, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 27 Mar 2020 | 26 Mar 2024 | England | February 1973 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| MOORE, Cheryl Anne RESIGNED | Director | 27 Mar 2020 | 26 Apr 2024 | England | December 1965 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| MORGAN, Michael James RESIGNED | Director | 14 Mar 2001 | 18 Oct 2002 | | April 1942 | 51 Elfindale Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9NN |
| MOSES, Kevin, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 04 Jul 2011 | 25 Apr 2016 | Uk | October 1959 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| MUNRO, Alan James, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 06 Apr 1997 | 16 Mar 2001 | England | February 1937 | 41 Rock Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7UG |
| OGILVIE, Bridget Margaret, Dame RESIGNED | Director | 11 Mar 1993 | 06 Apr 1997 | | March 1938 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| PEART, William Stanley, Professor Sir RESIGNED | Director | | 31 Mar 1994 | | March 1922 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| PHILLIPPS, David Alan RESIGNED | Director | 14 Mar 2001 | 27 Feb 2009 | | February 1958 | 183, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| PLASTERK, Ronald RESIGNED | Director | 13 Feb 2006 | 15 Feb 2007 | | April 1957 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| PLASTOW, David Arnold Stuart, Sir RESIGNED | Director | | 17 Oct 1996 | United Kingdom | May 1932 | Danes Garden House, Awbridge, Hampshire, SO51 0GF |
| POOLE, Kathleen RESIGNED | Director | 28 May 2019 | 29 Oct 2019 | England | September 1963 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| RASTAN, Sohaila, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 26 Nov 2003 | 09 Mar 2007 | | June 1956 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| REES, David Allan, Sir RESIGNED | Director | 11 Mar 1993 | 16 Oct 1996 | | April 1936 | 34 White Hall Park, London, N19 3TN |
| RIGBY, Peter William Jack, Professor RESIGNED | Director | 13 Feb 2006 | 28 Mar 2014 | United Kingdom | July 1947 | 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| RINK, Timothy James, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 01 Dec 2014 | 09 Jan 2017 | United Kingdom | August 1946 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| SCHAFER, Alan John, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 17 Jul 2007 | 06 Nov 2010 | United Kingdom | October 1959 | 215, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| SCHREIER, Paul Jakob Robert, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 29 Oct 2019 | 01 Jun 2024 | England | January 1969 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| SMITH, James Cuthbert, Sir RESIGNED | Director | 20 Jun 2018 | 21 Jul 2021 | England | December 1954 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |
| SNOWBALL, Cilla, Dame RESIGNED | Director | 13 Feb 2020 | 18 Jul 2024 | England | October 1958 | Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, CB10 1SA, England |
| VALLANCE, Patrick John Thompson, Dr RESIGNED | Director | 26 Nov 2010 | 08 Dec 2017 | United Kingdom | March 1960 | 980, Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW78 9GS, United Kingdom |
| WALKER ARNOTT, Edward Ian RESIGNED | Director | 13 Feb 2006 | 30 Sep 2010 | United Kingdom | September 1939 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| WALPORT, Mark Jeremy, Sir RESIGNED | Director | 01 Jun 2003 | 15 Mar 2013 | United Kingdom | January 1953 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| WEATHERALL, David John, Professor Sir RESIGNED | Director | | 06 Apr 1997 | | March 1933 | 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
| WILLETTS, David Lindsay, Lord RESIGNED | Director | 06 Nov 2017 | 31 Dec 2019 | England | March 1956 | Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, England |