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SIR RICHARD DEARLOVE
Chief, MI6 (fmr.)
About Me
Sir Richard Dearlove served as chief (“C”) of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from August 1999 until his retirement in July 2004. A spymaster for 38 years, Sir Richard served in Nairobi, Prague, Paris, Geneva, and Washington, as well as in a number of key London-based posts.
Sir Richard was elected master of Pembroke College, Cambridge, in 2004. (Founded in 1347, Pembroke is the university’s third-oldest college.) He is now chair of trustees of the University of London, a trustee of Kent School (Connecticut), an honorary fellow of Queens’ College Cambridge, advisor to several international companies, chair of Ascot Underwriting, and a director of Kosmos Energy.
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