The Venerable Dr Lyndon Drake

As well as his roles in the College, Lyndon is a Research Fellow in AI at the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. He is the operational lead for the Oxford Collaboration on Theology and Artificial Intelligence. These roles follow on from a DPhil in Theology from Oxford (2023) on economics and writing in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from York (2005). Until 2024, he served as the Māori Anglican Archdeacon of Tāmaki Makaurau in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Lyndon also has degrees in science and commerce (Auckland) and two previous degrees in theology (Oxford), along with peer-reviewed publications in science and theology. Until 2010, Lyndon was a Vice President at Barclays Capital, trading interest-rate products. Since then, he has served in church ministry, as well as teaching theology and holding other leadership roles, including as chair of Te Whare Ruruhau o Meri Trust Board (a charity working to reduce family harm and sexual violence).

Lyndon is available to members of the College for pastoral meetings by appointment. Please email lyndon.drake@seh.ox.ac.uk.