Bradley Fried

Bradley Fried
Born (1965-08-12) August 12, 1965
Cape Town, South Africa
Residence Westminster, London
Nationality British
Alma mater
Occupation Businessman
Title

Co-founder, Grovepoint Capital

Chairman, Court of the Bank of England
Spouse(s) Lauren Fried
Children Two

Bradley Fried (born 12 August 1965)[1] is a British businessman. He is the Co-founder of Grovepoint Capital, prior to which he was chief executive of Investec Bank Plc, and is currently the chairman of the Court of the Bank of England.[2] He was previously also a non-executive board member of the Financial Conduct Authority.[3]

Early life

Fried was born in Cape Town, South Africa.[4] He has a bachelor's degree in commerce, awarded with distinction, from the University of Cape Town. He was a Palmer Scholar at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded a master's degree in business administration (MBA) with distinction.[1] He is also a qualified chartered accountant, having trained with Arthur Andersen in South Africa.[5]

Career

Fried was a partner at McKinsey & Company in New York,[2] where he focused on strategy consulting to the financial services industry.[6]

Fried joined Investec Bank in the UK in 1999, where he served as chief operating officer and chief executive.[6] He subsequently served as a non-executive director of Investec Plc and Investec Limited between 2010 and 2016.[7]

Fried co-founded Grovepoint Capital, a private equity firm, specialising in growth capital investments, in 2010.[8]

Fried has served as a non-executive director of the Court of the Bank of England since June 2012, and is currently its chairman.[2]

Fried chaired the Review Committee that examined the "Bank of England's approach to conflicts of interest." The report was released in August 2017.[9]

Personal life

Fried is a Governor at the London Business School.[10] He is also a Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge[11], and was previously CEO-in-Residence of the Cambridge Judge Business School.[12]

He is married to Lauren, with two sons,[1] and lives in St. John's Wood.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Who's Who 2017, online edn. Oxford University Press. 2017. pp. FRIED, Bradley.
  2. 1 2 3 "Appointment of Bradley Fried as Chair of Court, Bank of England" (PDF). House of Commons Treasury Committee.
  3. ↑ "Bradley Fried Questionnaire - Written Evidence". House of Commons Treasury Committee. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ↑ Rashty, Sandy (2014-12-31). "It's not about money. That's what the new Bank of England Deputy Bradley Fried says, in this exclusive". Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  5. ↑ "Bradley Fried". www.grovepoint.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  6. 1 2 "Executive Profile: Bradley Fried BCom, CA(SA), MBA". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  7. ↑ "Investec Annual Report 2016" (PDF). 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  8. ↑ "Grovepoint Capital LLP: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  9. ↑ "The Bank's approach to Conflicts of Interest: Review by the Non-Executive Directors". 2017-09-08.
  10. ↑ "Governance | London Business School". London Business School. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  11. ↑ "Fellows". www.magd.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  12. ↑ "Cambridge: A Virtual Tour". Bloomberg.com. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  13. ↑ Denham, Annabel (2013-11-18). "Startup springboks who let the idea come to them". Retrieved 2017-08-09.
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