Sir Stuart James Etherington FRSA (born 26 February 1955) is a British charity executive and former social worker.

[9] He has more recently become Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and Painters of Glass in 2021.

[10][11] In 1987, Etherington joined the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) as its Director of Public Affairs.

[16] Etherington was a member of the Economic and Social Committee of the European Union and the Chair of London United.

He has been a trustee of Business in the Community, the chair of the BBC Appeals Advisory Committee, a member of the Community and Social Affairs Committee of Barclays Bank, former chair of Guidestar UK, treasurer of CIVICUS and chair of CIVICUS Europe, council member of the Institute of Employment Studies, an advisory group member for the Policy Centre at the British Academy and for the Lord Mayor's Trust Initiative.

In 2017, he authored a report, Voluntary Action: A Way Forward,[17] which included an extensive range of recommendations for the future of civil society.

[18] He was invested by Anne, Princess Royal (on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II) during a ceremony held at Buckingham Palace on 25 November 2010.