He is a non-executive director of BG Group Plc, and will be President and Chief Executive Officer of the Robertson Foundation from 2010.

In December 2011, John Hood became Chair of Rhodes Trustees.

In January 2012, the board of global private education provider Study Group appointed John Hood as chairman.

In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hood was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) for services to tertiary education.
He is a non-executive director of BG Group Plc, and will be President and Chief Executive Officer of the Robertson Foundation from 2010.
In December 2011, John Hood became Chair of Rhodes Trustees.
In January 2012, the board of global private education provider Study Group appointed John Hood as chairman.
In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hood was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) for services to tertiary education.
John Hood (university administrator)