Geoffrey James Whitty CBE (31 December 1946 – 27 July 2018) was a British sociologist and professor for equity in education at the University of Newcastle, Australia and who was also a director of the Institute of Education, University of London.
Born in 1946, Whitty was educated at Latymer Upper School[1] and graduated from St John's College, Cambridge.
In 1990, Whitty became Professor of Policy and Management in Education, Goldsmiths College.
Professor Whitty was Chair of the British Council's Education and Training Advisory Committee.
Whitty was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours.