Innes Meek was born in Tanzania and has been associated with Africa for much of his life. His first school was in Arusha, though he ultimately graduated from Oxford with a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. His career has been in government service and business. He lived and worked as a diplomat in Nigeria for three years in the early 1980s. He became a Director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation, where he was responsible for investments in most parts of the world, including Africa. He was for several years Treasurer of the Royal African Society. He is now retired and lives in Highgate in London. He visits Africa to watch elephants whenever he can.
