James Bennett was Home Bursar from 2002 until his retirement in 2020, when he became an Emeritus Fellow.

He is a graduate of the University of Reading with a BA in Classics and Medieval History. He undertook postgraduate research into Latin Commentaries on Aristotle’s Politics at the Universities of Dundee, St Andrews and London. Previously he was at Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, where he was Registrar and Clerk to the Governors.