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Beecroft was previously senior managing partner at [[Apax]], where he 'played a major part in its international expansion' that saw it grow to over $20 billion under management with over 150 professionals in eight countries. | Beecroft was previously senior managing partner at [[Apax]], where he 'played a major part in its international expansion' that saw it grow to over $20 billion under management with over 150 professionals in eight countries. | ||
| − | He is one of a handful of external members of [[HM Treasury]]'s [[Independent Challenge Group]] of civil service leaders. The group is tasked with "thinking innovatively about the options for reducing public expenditure and balancing priorities to minimise the impact on public services". <ref> [http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_icg_members.htm Independent Challenge Group membership list], undated, accessed 11 April 2012 </ref> | + | He is one of a handful of external members of [[HM Treasury]]'s [[Independent Challenge Group]] of civil service leaders. The group is tasked with "thinking innovatively about the options for reducing public expenditure and balancing priorities to minimise the impact on public services". <ref> HM Treasury, [http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_icg_members.htm Independent Challenge Group membership list], undated, accessed 11 April 2012 </ref> |
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Revision as of 15:45, 11 April 2012
Adrian Beecroft is a venture capitalist and the chairman of Dawn Capital, which owns Wonga.com, the online short-term high-interest loans company. He is worth an estimated wealth £100m and is a Conservative Party donor.
Activities
Beecroft was previously senior managing partner at Apax, where he 'played a major part in its international expansion' that saw it grow to over $20 billion under management with over 150 professionals in eight countries.
He is one of a handful of external members of HM Treasury's Independent Challenge Group of civil service leaders. The group is tasked with "thinking innovatively about the options for reducing public expenditure and balancing priorities to minimise the impact on public services". [1]
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Education and early career
Beecroft has a degree in physics from Queen's College, Oxford. After graduating in 1968, he worked for ICL in the computer industry for five years. In 1974 he went as a Harkness Fellow to the Harvard Business School, graduating in 1976. He then joined the Boston Consulting Group in London. He became a Vice President of BCG Worldwide in 1982.
Affiliations
- Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) in 1991/92 and represented Apax on the boards of over 20 private and public companies. He was elected to the BVCA Hall of Fame in 2009.
- Beecroft Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Oxford University
- joint sponsor of the Oxford Academy
- Chairman of the Cricket Foundation.
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics and an Honorary Fellow of the Queen’s College, Oxford.
Resources
Notes
- ↑ HM Treasury, Independent Challenge Group membership list, undated, accessed 11 April 2012
