Justin Albert

Albert transitioned on from his role at the National Trust in 2021 to work with Sir Tim Smit from The Eden Project and [https://www.greenschool.org/about-us/ Fraser White] of [https://www.greenschool.org/about-us/# The Green School] to lead a globally focused, UK-based agri-tech R&D lab that incubates and invests in circular food and materials production based in Cornwall.

Albert says their aim is to "rekindle Britain's renowned legacy in global innovation, focusing on the agri-tech sector."https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinalbert/  

Albert was Director of Wales for The National Trust in 2011 - 2021.{{cite web |url=http://www.wta.org.uk/news/i/141/desc/new-director-appointed-for-national-trust-wales/ |title='New Director Appointed for National Trust Wales', Wales Tourism Alliance |publisher=Wta.org.uk |date=2011-07-11 |accessdate=2014-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224020903/http://www.wta.org.uk/news/i/141/desc/new-director-appointed-for-national-trust-wales/ |archive-date=2014-02-24 |url-status=dead }} The National Trust is the largest volunteer conservation charity in Europe.{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltrustjobs.org.uk/other_ways_in/training#.UwEHMEJ_vlQ |title=Training, National Trust |publisher=Nationaltrustjobs.org.uk |accessdate=2014-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227090303/http://www.nationaltrustjobs.org.uk/other_ways_in/training#.UwEHMEJ_vlQ |archive-date=2014-02-27 |url-status=dead }} National Trust Wales is the largest landowner in Wales, and it protects numerous castles and historic buildings, thousands of acres of wilderness and farmland, and 200 miles of Welsh coastline.{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/ |title=Visit Wales, National Trust |publisher=Nationaltrust.org.uk |date=2011-09-11 |accessdate=2014-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220160549/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/ |archive-date=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead }}

Albert was appointed as lead director and Trustee to INTO in 2013. The international charity represents the interests of 64 international heritage and conservation charities from around the globe.

He has been a vice president of Hay Festival since 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.hayfestival.com/portal/council.aspx |title=Hay Festival |publisher=Hay Festival |accessdate=2014-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219074829/http://www.hayfestival.com/portal/council.aspx |archive-date=2014-02-19 |url-status=dead }} He is a Trustee of Hay Castle Trust,{{cite web|author=Period Property |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/periodproperty/8564523/Hay-Castle-to-become-a-festival-venue.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610142449/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/periodproperty/8564523/Hay-Castle-to-become-a-festival-venue.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-06-10 |title=The Telegraph |publisher=The Telegraph |date= |accessdate=2014-02-19}} and a member of the Welsh Government Tourism Advisory Board.{{cite web |url=http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/sector/tourism-sector/tourism-advisory-board/?lang=en |title=Welsh Government |publisher=Wales.gov.uk |accessdate=2014-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225093451/http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/sector/tourism-sector/tourism-advisory-board/?lang=en |archive-date=2014-02-25 |url-status=dead }} In 2017 he became director and trustee of Michael Morphurgo's Farms For City Children charity.{{Cite web |last=Children |first=Farms for City |title=Justin Albert |url=https://farmsforcitychildren.org/people/justin-albert/ |access-date=2019-02-11 |website=Farms for City Children |language=en}} He is also director and trustee for the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies, and a founding trustee of the Hay Castle Trust.

Albert was a documentary filmmaker and company director of Transatlantic Films.{{cite web|url=http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/transatlantic-film-production-distribution-company|title=Companies in the UK|author=Comdevelopment Ltd|date=|publisher=Companies in the UK|accessdate=2014-02-19}} He has directed and produced over 60 documentaries, including: History's Turning Points (1995); Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World (1998); Trailblazers (1998); Lost Treasures of the Ancient World: Ancient China (2000); China's Mega Dam (2006).{{IMDb name|0016533}}

He was executive vice president at Mandalay Media Arts in Los Angeles 1999.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/biz/news/albert-atop-mandalay-media-arts-1117499485/|title='Albert atop Mandalay Media Arts', Variety|first=Marc |last=Graser |date=1999-04-30|publisher=Variety.com|accessdate=2014-02-19}} He joined Discovery Communications Digital Networks as a vice president in 1999, and became head of production at Animal Planet in 2001. He founded West Beach Television, an independent production company, in 2003,{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Justin+Albert+Tapped+as+Vice+President,+Production+and+Executive...-a067462803|title='Justin Albert Tapped as Vice President...', The Free Library|date=2000-11-30|publisher=Thefreelibrary.com|accessdate=2014-02-19}} and in 2008, he became general manager of Horse and Country TV.{{cite web|url=http://www.horseandcountry.tv/sites/default/files/Horse%20and%20Country%20announces%20strongest%20ever%20line-up%20-%2007.04.09.pdf|title=Press Release - 07/04/09, Horse&Country|format=PDF|accessdate=2014-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225001143/http://www.horseandcountry.tv/sites/default/files/Horse%20and%20Country%20announces%20strongest%20ever%20line-up%20-%2007.04.09.pdf|archive-date=2014-02-25|url-status=dead}}

Albert married Hester Amanda Jessica Gray, elder daughter of restaurateur Rose Gray, in 1991, and was divorced in 1997. He married Nancy Burns Lavin, a former television executive and building preservation charity director, in 2000. They live in Wales. He has three children, Charlotte (b. 27 March 1992), Oscar (b. 9 March 1996) and Theodore (b. 19 May 1997).{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p61232.htm#i612319 |title=The Peerage |publisher=The Peerage |date= |accessdate=2014-02-19}}

Albert was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to the historic and natural environment in Wales.{{London Gazette

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{{Reflist|2}}

• [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ The National Trust]
• [http://www.discoverychannel.com/ The Discovery Channel]
• [http://www.horseandcountrytv.co.uk/ Horse and Country TV]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• [http://www.hayfestival.com/ Hay Festival]
• [http://www.haycastletrust.org/ Hay Castle Trust]

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