Revd Adeola Eleyae is Senior Legal Counsel for the Church of England. She is also Non-residentiary Canon with Responsibility for Racial Justice at St Paul’s Cathedral where she takes a full role as a Minister at the Cathedral and works with the Adult Learning Department to ensure that Racial Justice is an integral part for the life and witness of the Cathedral in all aspects of its work. Prior to this, Ade was Director of St Mellitus College, Chelmsford from 2021-2023 and served as the Bishop’s Equality Adviser in the Diocese of Chelmsford.

Ade worked as a solicitor both in private practice and for the Government from 1996 -2015. She brings extensive experience in the areas of equality, human rights and social justice. Ade is an alumna of the college having trained for ordination at St Mellitus College.