Stephen Gomersall is a former British Ambassador to Japan and to the United Nations in New York, with a career centred on investment promotion and international security. Since 2004 he has held a number of executive positions and was a board member of the Japanese engineering firm Hitachi. He also served on the board of the JP Morgan Japanese Investment Trust.

Born in Yorkshire, Stephen graduated in modern languages from Cambridge and international studies from Stanford University, California. He is a keen amateur musician, having sung in CUMS, the Bach Choir and several chamber choirs. He also enjoys playing the bassoon and is a member of the Advisory Council of the London Symphony Orchestra. He lives in London and Oxfordshire.