Who are we?

Hermes Trust has four Trustees and one Administrator, all of whom are well acquainted with a range of enterprises based on anthroposophy. They are:

Richard Masters (Administrator) who has spent 30 years in social finance, including stints at Charity Bank, CAF's Investors in Society, Triodos Bank, and its predecessor Mercury Provident. He studied Accounting with Computing at the University of Kent.

Michael Balcombe who was born in New York, grew up in London, and then lived for extended periods in French Switzerland, Canada and the USA. He was educated at Dulwich College and Warwick University, after which he went on to work in the pharmaceutical industry, both as a chemist and manager. He has had a lifelong interest in aspects of social development which took him to different initiatives, including Camphill. Now semi-retired, he is a Maths and Science tutor.

Margaret Jonas who was formerly the librarian at Rudolf Steiner House, London and also involved in administration within the Anthroposophical Society. Now retired, she is largely occupied with writing and editing anthroposophical and related works.

Jeremy Smith who worked in the Steiner school movement over a number of years - as education facilitator, trustee, member of the executive group of the Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship, and also as lay inspector for Ofsted inspections of Steiner schools. Latterly, with a passionate interest in biodynamic agriculture, he has become a trustee of land-holding charity St Anthony's Trust, director of Tablehurst Farm in Forest Row, Sussex, and part-time manager of the farm's affiliated care home. He also organises talks and workshops at Emerson College.