Anthony Freeling

Anthony Nigel Stanley Freeling (born 6 August 1956) is a British management consultant, marketing expert, university administrator, and academic. He served as Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from October 2022 to June 2023, and was President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge from 2014 to 2022.

Early life and education Freeling was born in London in 1956, the son of Dr Paul and Shirley Freeling. He was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree, and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a first-class B.A. degree in maths in 1978, an M.Phil. in control engineering and operational research in 1980 and a Ph.D. in management studies in 1985. In 2022 he was made an Honorary Fellow of St John's College.

Career Before moving to academia, Freeling worked as a Director (senior partner) of McKinsey & Company and was a member of the Governing Body of the Open University.

University of Cambridge From 2008 to 2014, Freeling was a City Fellow of Hughes Hall, Cambridge; In December 2013, he was elected President of Hughes Hall, and he took up the appointment on 1 October 2014, for a period of eight years. His term as president ended in July 2022.

In May 2022, it was announced that Freeling was to become Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, following the announcement of the early departure of then Vice-Chancellor Stephen Toope. He took up the post on 1 October 2022 and held the appointment for nine months, until the appointment of Deborah Prentice: he was the first acting vice-chancellor in the history of the university.

Personal life In 1989, Freeling married the then Laurel Claire Powers. Together they have two daughters.

Works Agile Marketing (2011)