on the boards of trustees of the Institute of Contemporary British History and the Carl Rosa Opera. and Mental Health Media. Damazer is the Senior Non-Executive Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum and a Trustee of the BBC since April 2015. In 2013, Damazer was the captain of the winning team on Christmas University Challenge, representing Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, who defeated Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Personal life Damazer met his wife Rosemary Morgan while at Harvard. They now live in south London with their two children. Honours In the 2011 New Year Honours, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to broadcasting. References External links 1955 births Living people Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge English Jews British radio personalities British people of Polish-Jewish descent Harvard Kennedy School alumni Masters of St Peter's College, Oxford People educated at Haberdashers' Boys' School BBC Radio 4 BBC executives BBC Radio 4 controllers British radio executives Harkness Fellows Commanders of the Order of the British Empire