Gwen Griffith-Dickson

Born and raised in Hawai’i, Gwen Griffith-Dickson has lived in London since 1981. Gwen is a renowned Philosophy professor, author and speaker who became a reluctant expert in counter-terrorism.

Gwen is a former Vice Principal in the University of London, Professor of Divinity at Gresham College, and a current Visiting Professor at King's College London. She has done groundbreaking work in bringing an interfaith approach to theology and the philosophy of religion, and has a background in Continental European Philosophy, especially German thought, as well as a keen interest in Hawaiian Studies.

Gwen is also the founder and director of the Lokahi Foundation: its mission is to enable society to embrace religious diversity with respect and understanding, and one of its nationwide programmes remains the only community programme in Britain to prevent a terrorist attack. Gwen has advised and created programmes for the UK and US Governments on Counter-Terrorism.

In her spare time, Gwen enjoys classical singing, Russian martial arts and Hawai’ian hula.