Professor Graham  Virgo is the 19th Master of Downing College, Cambridge and holds a personal chair in English Law at the University of Cambridge.  

He was appointed to a University Lectureship in the Law Faculty in 1992. In 2014 he was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education in the University, and in 2018 became Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor. In this role, Professor Virgo led major initiatives, including the creation of the Foundation Year programme, the launch of the Stormzy Scholarship for UK Black students and changes to provision for mental health and wellbeing.  Professor Virgo read Law at Downing College in the mid-1980s, before heading to Christ Church, Oxford to read for the Bachelor of Civil Law degree. Intending to become a barrister, he attended Bar School in London, but was encouraged to return to Downing in 1989 as a Law fellow. Professor Virgo has held numerous roles within College, including Tutor, Director of Studies and he was the Senior Tutor for a decade.  Professor Virgo continues to lead supervisions in law for undergraduate students at Downing, to conduct research and give legal opinions on his specialist area of restitution, most recently representing clients in the Supreme Court in London.