Anthony was Director of the Nuffield Foundation from 1995 to 2012.  He now has a number of non-executive roles in the education and charity sectors.  He is a trustee of the Bell Foundation, a trustee of the Association of Charitable Foundations and a governor of City and Islington (Further Education) College.  He has been a member of the PPI Council since 2012 and is a member of its Finance Committee.

He also works in science and mathematics education where he continues a lifelong interest in understanding how citizens engage with technical matters (including pensions).  He is director of the Salters’ Institute, and a visiting Professor at King’s College, London.  He has recently joined the Royal Society’s Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education.  He was awarded the CBE in 2013 for services to education.