Stuart Shilson
Stuart James Shilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford; University of Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Management consultant, courtier |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | Prior of St John in England (2022–2025), Assistant Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II (2001–2004) |
| Awards | Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (2004), Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John (2013), King Charles III Coronation Medal (2023) |
Stuart James Shilson (born 1966) is a British management consultant and courtier who held the position of Prior of St John in England from 2022 to 2025.
Between 2001 and 2004, he served as Assistant Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II before resuming his career at McKinsey & Company, where he advanced to the role of senior partner.
Career
Shilson's education includes attendance at St Paul's School, London, followed by earning a first-class degree in Mathematics and Philosophy (MA) from Balliol College, Oxford. He further obtained an MSc in Computer Science from Oxford and completed an MPhil in Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Cambridge.
After being called to the Bar at Middle Temple in 1992, he practised commercial law for five years. In 1999, he undertook a one-year secondment to the Cabinet Office before joining McKinsey. Currently, he holds a directorship at McKinsey’s London office.
He was elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) in 1989 and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) in 1996. In 2020, Shilson was appointed Chairman of Goodenough College. The year prior, in 2019, he was commissioned as Deputy Lieutenant (DL) for Greater London.
His roles have included Master of the Drapers' Company for 2022/23, Sub-Prior of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John from 2013 to 2016, and subsequently Prior of St John for England and the Islands between 2022 and 2025.
Family
He is the son of David Shilson and married Sarah Coleman in 1989.
Honours
- Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO; awarded in 2004)
- Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John (GCStJ; conferred in 2013)
- King Charles III Coronation Medal (received in 2023)
See also
External links
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People educated at St Paul's School, London
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- English barristers
- Members of the Middle Temple
- McKinsey & Company people
- Assistant Private Secretaries to the Sovereign
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Deputy lieutenants of Greater London
- Bailiffs Grand Cross of the Order of St John
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire