Loretta Caroline Rose Minghella OBE (born 4 March 1962) is a British academic administrator and former charity executive.

She studied law at Clare College, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1984.

[2] From 1990 to 1993, having moved into financial regulation, Minghella was an assistant director of the Securities and Investments Board (SIB).

[2] From 1998 to 2004, she was head of enforcement law, policy and international cooperation for the Financial Services Authority (the successor to the SIB).

[7] Her main duty was serving as chair of the assets committee of the Church Commissioners which is responsible for managing an investment portfolio of £7.9 billion.

[9] In November 2020, it was announced that she would become the next Master of Clare College, Cambridge in succession to Tony Grabiner: she took up the appointment in October 2021.