Maharishi Foundation

Dr Peter Warburton is Chief Executive and Custodian of the Maharishi Foundation registered charity in the UK. He is also Chairman of the David Lynch Foundation UK. Dr Warburton has his master's degree from Cambridge University (physiology and sociology) and his PhD in political science. He is a Member of the UK Institute of Leadership and Management. Over the past four decades, Dr Warburton has trained 3,000 teachers of Transcendental Meditation from all over the world, and has worked on the development of numerous publications and courses on Transcendental Meditation and its application in different areas of society. He has worked with leaders of government, education, and industry in many countries to implement Maharishi's programmes.

Graham Orr has recently been appointed Chairman of Maharishi Foundation having previously been a Trustee representing Scotland for over 5 years. Graham taught Transcendental Meditation throughout eastern Scotland prior to moving to the pioneering Maharishi European Sidhaland project in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. In his professional life, Graham has travelled widely as a supply chain professional working in South Africa, Australia and Europe. He is currently embarked on a major software re-engineering project.

David Rae is national director of Maharishi Foundation's operations in Scotland, where the charity is separately registered with the Scottish Charities' Regulator, and was appointed trustee in 2007. David was already chairman of an associated Scottish charity, Invincible Scotland Trust. He is also a director of Ayur-Veda Ltd, a rapidly expanding charitable UK healthcare company. He is a very experienced teacher of Transcendental Meditation and related programmes, having participated in several overseas projects. He has a keen interest in the built environment and is actively involved in creating an innovative planned community in Edinburgh using Vedic architectural principles. He managed a grade 1 listed mansion in Buckinghamshire for five years and has also worked for a major London Housing Association. He has a Master's degree in Fine Art from Edinburgh University and a postgraduate qualification from the University of London Institute of Education. He has a keen interest in enhancing local cultural values and traditions through the implementation of Consciousness-based Education.

Helen Evans is a Trustee of the original charity, SRM and works closely with Maharishi Foundation. She has been a Transcendental Meditation teacher for more than 30 years. Having trained as a schoolteacher, she taught Science before teaching Transcendental Meditation. She has continued to teach in schools, teaching Literacy and Numeracy skills, alongside teaching Transcendental Meditation all over Wales and also in Cambridge, Cornwall and Sussex. She has been the Welsh National Director for eight years and runs the National Transcendental Meditation Centre in Cardiff.