The 19th Hinsley Memorial Lecture was given by Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE and took place on 13 November at St John’s College. The lecture was entitled The Secret Intelligence Service and its history.

Sir Richard Dearlove joined MI6 in 1966 and served in Nairobi, Prague, Paris, Geneva and Washington as well as in a number of key London-based posts. He was appointed Director of Personnel and Administration in 1993 and Director of Operations in 1994, before becoming Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in 1999. Sir Richard was appointed a KCMG in 2001 and following his retirement from MI6 in 2004 he was elected Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge. He retired as Master in 2015 and is now Chair of the Board of Trustees of the University of London, a trustee of Kent School, Connecticut, Chairman of Ascot Underwriting and a Director of Kosmos Energy. He is also senior advisor to several international companies.

Listen to the lecture below: