Rebecca Walton is an experienced professional in the field of cultural relations and education. She is educated to Masters level in the Economics of Education for Development and has worked internationally throughout her career.
Rebecca trained initially as a teacher and taught in the Isle of Man and at the Anglo-American School in Moscow for some years.

She joined the British Council in 1985, and has worked in many different cultural environments. She was a Country Director in Jordan, an operation with over 70 staff and a contract turnover of nearly £4 million. Previous to that she was Director Education and, before that, Assistant Representative Norway. She has also worked extensively in Pakistan and Russia primarily in education reform.

At the British Council’s London headquarters Rebecca has held a number of senior management roles. From 2008 – 2011 she was Director Arts and in 2011 she took up the role of Director, Partnerships and Business Development on the Executive Board.