David Latchman

David Seymour Latchman
Vice-Chancellor of Birkbeck, University of London
In office
1 January 2003  31 December 2023
ChancellorAnne, Princess Royal
Preceded bySir Timothy O'Shea (as a Master)
Succeeded bySally Wheeler
Personal details
BornJanuary 1956 (1956-01) (age 69)
London, United Kingdom
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA, PhD)
University of London (DSc)

David Seymour Latchman CBE (born January 1956) is a British geneticist and university administrator. From 2003 to 2023 he has been Vice-Chancellor of Birkbeck, University of London, and since 1999 professor of genetics at University College London.