Doug Gurr

Doug Gurr
Born	Douglas John Gurr July 1964 (age 59) Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Education	University of Cambridge (BA) University of Edinburgh (PhD)
Occupation	Businessman
Title	Director, Natural History Museum, London
Term	2020–present
Predecessor	Michael Dixon
Children	2
Scientific career
Thesis	Semantic frameworks for complexity (1990)
Doctoral advisor	Gordon Plotkin[1]
Website	www.gov.uk/government/people/doug-gurr--2

Douglas John Gurr (born July 1964) is a British businessman, and the Director of the Natural History Museum, London. He was a global vice-president and head of Amazon UK from 2016 to 2020. He was chairman of the British Heart Foundation. He formerly taught at Aarhus University and held positions in the United Kingdom civil service, at McKinsey & Co, and at Asda.