Sir Bradley Fried was born on 12 August 1965 and is a South African-British businessman.
19 Facts About Bradley Fried
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Bradley Fried co-founded Grovepoint Capital, prior to which he was chief executive of Investec Bank Plc, and previously served as chairman of the Court of the Bank of England.
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Bradley Fried was previously a non-executive board member of the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Bradley Fried attended Westerford High School in Rondebosch, Cape Town from 1979 until his matriculation in 1983.
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Bradley Fried has a bachelor's degree in commerce, awarded with distinction, from the University of Cape Town.
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Bradley Fried was a Palmer Scholar at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded a master's degree in business administration with distinction.
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Bradley Fried is a qualified chartered accountant, having trained with Arthur Andersen in South Africa.
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Bradley Fried joined Investec Bank in the UK in 1999, where he served as chief operating officer and chief executive.
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Bradley Fried subsequently served as a non-executive director of Investec Plc and Investec Limited between 2010 and 2016.
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Bradley Fried co-founded Grovepoint Capital with Leon Blitz, a private equity firm, specialising in growth capital investments, in 2010.
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Bradley Fried has emphasized the importance of supporting Israel's innovation while adhering to international law, explicitly avoiding projects in disputed territories.
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Bradley Fried served as a non-executive director of the Court of the Bank of England from July 2012 to June 2022, and served as Chair of Court from July 2018 to June 2022.
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Bradley Fried was previously on the Board of Directors of Partners Capital.
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Bradley Fried joined Preqin's Board of Directors in 2019, becoming Chair in May 2022.
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Bradley Fried has been appointed Chair of Goldman Sachs International with effect from February 2023.
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Bradley Fried was knighted in the 2022 Birthday Honours for public service for his work with the Bank of England.
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Bradley Fried was a Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and was previously CEO-in-Residence of the Cambridge Judge Business School.
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Bradley Fried attended cheder and participated in the Claremont Synagogue choir.
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Bradley Fried has characterized his Jewish identity as a central aspect of his life, shaped by a predominantly Lithuanian heritage and family roots in Jerusalem that extend over 300 years.