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Sir John Stuttard MA, DLitt
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Sir John Stuttard was educated at Shrewsbury School and Churchill College (1963–66), where he read Economics. After graduating he spent a year in Borneo teaching English with Voluntary Service Overseas.
He qualified as a chartered accountant and spent his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where is now a Vice-Chairman. Much of his career has been devoted to advising global businesses. For his services to Finnish industry he was awarded the honour of Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland. He was later Chairman of the Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce. He was seconded for two years in the early 80s to the UK Government Cabinet Office (Think Tank) advising Ministers on the nationalised industries and their privatisation. For five years he was Chairman & Chief Executive of his firm's operations in China. At the end of this posting he wrote a book entitled The New Silk Road – Secrets of Business Success in China Today, published by John Wiley & Sons. He later served as a director of the China–Britain Business Council.
He was Sheriff of London in 2005–06 and then Lord Mayor in 2006–07. In this capacity his main role was representing, supporting and promoting the UK-based financial, maritime and business services industry. His book on the City and the Mayoralty will be published in December 2008 by Phillimore/The History Press with the title The City of London and its Lord Mayor – From Whittington to World Financial Centre.
He served for four years (1977–1981) on the Cambridge University Appointments Board. His theme for the year as Lord Mayor was promoting London as a centre of excellence for business education and professional skills development under the banner "City of London – City of Learning". He received an Honorary DLitt at City University in 2006 and is the Pro-Chancellor effective 1 September 2008. He is a governor of King Edward's School Witley and an Honorary Court Assistant and the Sponsoring Alderman for the Guild of Educators. He is also a trustee of Charities Aid Foundation.