Members

Harvey McGrath
Chairman Designate, Prudential plc

Harvey McGrath is Chair of the London Development Agency, and has recently been appointed Chairman, effective Jan 1 2009, of Prudential plc.

He is the former Chairman of Man Group plc, the London based FTSE 100 fund manager. Harvey retired from the Man Board in November 2007, having been appointed Chairman in March 2000 and previously Chief Executive in 1990.

He joined Man in 1980 from Chase Manhattan Bank. Harvey has an MA in Geography from St Catherine's College, Cambridge.

Prior to taking on the Chair of the London Development Agency in May 2008, he was Chairman of London First, the capital's influential business campaign group, a director of Gateway to London, the inward investment agency for the Thames Gateway and Chairman of the East London Business Alliance, a partnership of substantial businesses engaged in the social and economic regeneration of East London.

He is a founding donor and trustee of New Philanthropy Capital, a research based charity which gives advice and guidance to donors; a trustee of Charity Technology Trust, which is focused on helping the charitable sector use information technology more effectively; and a trustee of the Royal Anniversary Trust which operates the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education.