Ann Longley

Ann is a Fellowship Councillor for the South East.

Ann is a digital strategy and transformation specialist with more than 25 years’ experience across higher education, public, private and third-sector organisations. Ann has held senior digital leadership roles with Lambeth Council, WPP, Hays, the Disasters Emergency Committee, and the Prince’s Trust.

Ann Longley FRSA became a Fellow of the RSA in 2017 and has been an active contributor to the Fellowship community ever since. Her RSA work centres on enabling Fellows to connect, create and deliver impact together. She served as an RSA Fellowship Councillor for London from 2018 to 2020 and has represented Fellows in Brighton and the South East since 2023, supporting local engagement, partnerships and cross-sector collaboration. In 2020, she convened the RSA Digital Summit, which helped catalyse the RSA’s global online community for more than 30,000 Fellows.

She is part of the Digital Steering Group for the RSA and the Responsible AI Network (RAIN). In May 2025, she mobilised the Fellows Festival in Brighton, bringing together Fellows, partners and civic organisations focusing on inclusive and sustainable prosperous placemaking.