Keith Porteous Wood (born November 1947) is the president of the National Secular Society in the United Kingdom.
[1] Before his appointment as National Secular Society general secretary in 1996, Wood had been director of finance for companies in the wholesale and retail food distribution, financial services and insurance sectors.
They had been together for over two decades before the recognition of same-sex relationships by the state, and they entered into a civil partnership in 2006[3] although Sanderson hinted they were about to marry in his 2015 autobiography.
[5] In 1996, Wood was appointed general secretary of the National Secular Society, following the retirement of Terry Mullins (who had held the post since 1979).
Describing him as a "radical campaigner in a business suit", Peter Brearey, then editor of The Freethinker, welcomed Wood's appointment, noting his campaigning track record and background of "25 years in senior managerial and professional roles covering administration, accounting, legal and company secretarial issues.