Anthony Seldon is an authority on contemporary British history and headmaster of Wellington College, one of Britain's most famous independent schools. He is also author or editor of over 25 books on contemporary history, politics and education. His recent publications include Trust: How We Lost it and How to Get it Back (October 2009) and An End to Factory Schools: An Education Manifesto 2010-2020 (March 2010) and Brown at 10 (hardback November 2010, paperback September 2011).  His latest book, Happiness (Lion Hudson), will be published in Spring 2012.

After gaining an M.A. at Worcester College, Oxford, and a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics, he qualified as a teacher at King’s College, London, He has two honorary doctorates and is Professor at the College of Teachers. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts. He founded, with Professor Peter Hennessy, the Institute of Contemporary British History.

Dr. Seldon appears regularly on television and radio and in the press, and writes for several national newspapers. His views on education have regularly been sought by the government and political parties.