Bradley Fried

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]

Bradley Fried
Born (1965-08-12) August 12, 1965
Cape Town, South Africa
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCo-founder, Grovepoint Capital Chairman, Court of the Bank of England
Spouse(s)Lauren Fried
ChildrenTwo

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. Who's Who 2017, online edn. Oxford University Press. 2017. pp. FRIED, Bradley.
  2. "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. "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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