Richard Sharp - Revision history

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 ==Affiliations==
-*[[The Sharp Foundation]]
+*[[The Sharp Foundation]] (which has funded the [[Quilliam Foundation]], the [[Institute for Policy Research]] and others)
 *[[Royal Academy Trust]] - chairman
 *[[Royal Academy of Arts]] - has been involved with  since 2004.

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 ==Affiliations==
-*[[Sharp Foundation]]
+*[[The Sharp Foundation]]
 *[[Royal Academy Trust]] - chairman
 *[[Royal Academy of Arts]] - has been involved with  since 2004.

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−	'''Richard Sharp''' is an influential former investment banker and [[Conservative Party]] donor, who was chairman of [[Goldman Sachs]] Principal Investment Area in Europe until 2006.	+	'''Richard Simon Sharp''' (born February 1956)<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/-0HQx7_q64VG2KDzTg_GjoYhq20/appointments Richard Simon Sharp], ''Companies House'', Accessed 2nd September 2016</ref> is an influential former investment banker and [[Conservative Party]] donor, who was chairman of [[Goldman Sachs]] Principal Investment Area in Europe until 2006.

	In March 2013 he was handpicked by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer [[George Osborne]] to sit on the Bank of England’s independent finance policy committee, a new watchdog set up to protect the public from another financial meltdown. Sharp's appointment was criticised as 'wholly inappropriate' by [[John Mann]] MP, given his banking background and substantial donations to the Tories. He receives a £55,000 salary for the role. <ref> James Salmon, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2333068/Goldman-Sachs-banker-hand-picked-Osborne-job-new-finance-watchdog-gave-400-000-Tory-party.html#ixzz36GYGNkeQ Goldman Sachs banker hand-picked by Osborne for top job in new finance watchdog gave £400,000 to Tory party], ''Daily Mail'', 30 May 2013 </ref>		In March 2013 he was handpicked by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer [[George Osborne]] to sit on the Bank of England’s independent finance policy committee, a new watchdog set up to protect the public from another financial meltdown. Sharp's appointment was criticised as 'wholly inappropriate' by [[John Mann]] MP, given his banking background and substantial donations to the Tories. He receives a £55,000 salary for the role. <ref> James Salmon, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2333068/Goldman-Sachs-banker-hand-picked-Osborne-job-new-finance-watchdog-gave-400-000-Tory-party.html#ixzz36GYGNkeQ Goldman Sachs banker hand-picked by Osborne for top job in new finance watchdog gave £400,000 to Tory party], ''Daily Mail'', 30 May 2013 </ref>

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 ==Career==
 Sharp worked for Goldman Sachs for 22 years, leaving in 2006.  As Chairman of Goldman Sachs’ Principal Investment Area in Europe, he had responsibility for European Private Equity and Mezzanine Funds. He was also a director of [[Goldman Sachs International]].
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 ===Government adviser===
 In August 2010 Sharp was one of four City figures invited by UK chancellor [[George Osborne]] to join the [[HM Treasury Independent Challenge Group]], whose remit is to “question the unquestionable” in the Treasury's austerity drive.
 ===Donations to the Conservative Party===
 Sharp donated £404,000 to the Conservatives between 2002 and March 2010. <ref> Electoral Commission, [link], accessed March 2011 </ref> His donations entitled him to membership of [[David Cameron]]'s elite [[Leader's Group]].
 He has also been a funder and supporter of London Mayor [[Boris Johnson]], both personally and through his Sharp Foundation, and is a member of the Mayor of London’s Legacy Board of Advisors. <ref name="Sharp"/><ref name="Hill"> Dave Hill, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/davehillblog/2010/jun/18/boris-johnson-veronica-wadley-london-arts-council-victoria-sharpBoris Johnson and Veronica Wadley: Victoria Sharp and the Mayor's Fund], guardian.co.uk, 18 June 2010, accessed 16 March 2010 </ref>
 ==Biography==

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 '''Richard Sharp''' is an influential former investment banker and [[Conservative Party]] donor, who was chairman of [[Goldman Sachs]] Principal Investment Area in Europe until 2006.
-In March 2013 he was handpicked by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer [[George Osborne]] to sit on the Bank of England’s independent finance policy committee, a new watchdog set up to protect the public from another financial meltdown. Sharp's appointment was criticised as 'wholly inappropriate' by [[John Mann]] MP, given his banking background and substantial donations to the Tories. He receives a £55,000 salary <ref> James Salmon, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2333068/Goldman-Sachs-banker-hand-picked-Osborne-job-new-finance-watchdog-gave-400-000-Tory-party.html#ixzz36GYGNkeQ Goldman Sachs banker hand-picked by Osborne for top job in new finance watchdog gave £400,000 to Tory party], ''Daily Mail'',  30 May 2013 </ref>
+In March 2013 he was handpicked by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer [[George Osborne]] to sit on the Bank of England’s independent finance policy committee, a new watchdog set up to protect the public from another financial meltdown. Sharp's appointment was criticised as 'wholly inappropriate' by [[John Mann]] MP, given his banking background and substantial donations to the Tories. He receives a £55,000 salary for the role. <ref> James Salmon, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2333068/Goldman-Sachs-banker-hand-picked-Osborne-job-new-finance-watchdog-gave-400-000-Tory-party.html#ixzz36GYGNkeQ Goldman Sachs banker hand-picked by Osborne for top job in new finance watchdog gave £400,000 to Tory party], ''Daily Mail'',  30 May 2013 </ref>
 Sharp also sits on the board and is a director of the right-wing [[Centre for Policy Studies]] think tank. <ref name="Sharp">[http://www.cps.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=cpsarticle&Itemid=20&id=114, Richard Sharp], Centre for Policy Studies, accessed 16 march 2011 </ref><ref> Robert Winnett, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1946855/Conservatives-The-50-most-influential-figures-on-the-new-Right.html Conservatives: The 50 most influential figures on the new Right], ''The Telegraph'', 11 May 2008 </ref>

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 ===Donations to the Conservative Party===
-Sharp donated £404,000 to the Conservatives between 2002 and March 2011. <ref> Electoral Commission, [link], March 2011 </ref>
+Sharp donated £404,000 to the Conservatives between 2002 and March 2011. <ref> Electoral Commission, [link], March 2011 </ref> His donations entitle him to membership of [[David Cameron]]'s elite [[Leader's Group]].
 He is also a funder and supporter of London Mayor [[Boris Johnson]], both personally and through his Sharp Foundation, and is a member of the Mayor of London’s Legacy Board of Advisors. <ref name="Sharp"/><ref name="Hill"> Dave Hill, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/davehillblog/2010/jun/18/boris-johnson-veronica-wadley-london-arts-council-victoria-sharpBoris Johnson and Veronica Wadley: Victoria Sharp and the Mayor's Fund], guardian.co.uk, 18 June 2010, accessed 16 March 2010 </ref>

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 Sharp worked for Goldman Sachs for 22 years, leaving in 2006.  As Chairman of Goldman Sachs’ Principal Investment Area in Europe, he had responsibility for European Private Equity and Mezzanine Funds. He was also a director of [[Goldman Sachs International]].
-Sharp is a former director of [[Cognis]] AG, the German chemical company, and [[ISS]], the Danish-based global outsourcing company.
+Sharp is a former director of [[Cognis]] AG, the German chemical company, and [[ISS]], the Danish-based global outsourcing company.<ref>[http://www.huntsworth.co.uk/overview/board-of-directors.aspx Richard Sharp, Non-Executive Chairman], Huntsworth website, accessed 11 April 2012 </ref>
 ==Activities==

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 *[[Royal Academy Trust]] - chairman
 *[[Royal Academy of Arts]] - has been involved with  since 2004.
-*Non-executive Chairman of [[Huntsworth]] since May 2008, and a member of its Nominations Committee [http://www.huntsworth.co.uk/overview/board-of-directors.aspx Richard Sharp, Non-Executive Chairman], Huntsworth website, accessed 11 April 2012 </ref>
+*Non-executive Chairman of [[Huntsworth]] since May 2008, and a member of its Nominations Committee <ref>[http://www.huntsworth.co.uk/overview/board-of-directors.aspx Richard Sharp, Non-Executive Chairman], Huntsworth website, accessed 11 April 2012 </ref>
 *[[Mayor's Fund for London]] - funder <ref name="Hill"/>
 *Member of the Mayor of London’s Legacy Board of Advisors