hiː hɐz sˈɜːvd æz ɐ sˈɪndɪk ʌv kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi pɹˈɛs, æz nˈɑːnɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈædənbɹˌʊks hˈɑːspɪɾəl ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛs tɹˈʌst, æz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi, æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə mˈæk ɹˈɑːbɚt kəmˈɪɾi wˌɪtʃ ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɐ pɹˈaɪz ˈænjuːəli tə ðə mˈoʊst ˈɪnəvˌeɪɾɪv ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ kˈʌmpəni ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ænd ɪz kˈɜːɹəntli ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt bˈoːɹd ʌv ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ.
He has served as a Syndic of Cambridge University Press, as Non-Executive Director of the Addenbrooke's Hospital NHS Trust, as President of the Philosophical Society, as a member of the MacRobert  Committee which awards a prize annually to the most innovative engineering company in the UK  and is currently a member of the Development Board of Imperial College.