Paul Warwick Thompson CBE FRSA (born 9 August 1959) is the current Chair of the British Council.

[3] During 2001–09, Thompson was director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City, USA.

He is an adjunct professor at Imperial College's Institute for Global Health Innovation.

He co-directs the Helix Centre with Professor Lord Ara Darzi.

[9] He was awarded a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours in 2024 for services to the Arts.