Editing Imperial College London (section)

===Governance===
[[File:Cour intérieure Imperial College.jpg|thumb|Faculty Building, designed by [[Norman Foster]]]]
{{see also|President of Imperial College London|Provost of Imperial College London}}

The council is the governing body of Imperial. The council consists of between 19 and 27 members, with an independent chair and ''ex officio'' members being the president, the provost, the chief operating officer, the president of Imperial College Union, and four senior staff members. There are also up to four further staff members (comprising one member elected by the academic staff, one further appointed member of academic staff and two members of the professional services staff), up to one further representative of Imperial College Union, and between nine and 13 other independent members, with the proviso that the independent members (including the chair) must comprise the majority.<ref name=council>{{cite web|url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/secretariat/university-governance-and-key-documents/governance-structure/council/composition/|title= Composition and Membership|website=Imperial|access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/administration-and-support-services/secretariat/public/college-governance/charters-statutes-ordinances-regulations/charters-and-statutes/Charter-and-Statutes-13-December-2023.pdf|title=Charter and Statutes|date= 13 December 2023|at=3. THE COUNCIL (1) Membership of the Council|website=Imperial}}</ref> The [[President (college)|president]] is the highest academic official and chief executive of Imperial College London.<ref>{{Citation |title=Past Rectors |url=http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/aboutimperial/imperial_people/pastrectors |publisher=Imperial College London |access-date=21 March 2009 |archive-date=17 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117104619/http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/aboutimperial/imperial_people/pastrectors |url-status=dead }}</ref> The position has been held by [[Hugh Brady (academic)|Hugh Brady]], {{as of|August 2022|lc=y|since=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=President Hugh Brady |url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/about/leadership-and-strategy/president/ |website=Imperial College London |access-date=26 July 2024 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716184834/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/about/leadership-and-strategy/president/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{As of|2024|post=,}} the [[Provost (education)|provost]] is [[Ian Walmsley]] and the chair is Vindi Banga.<ref name=council/>