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Wol Kolade

Patron

Managing Partner, Livingbridge 

Deputy Chair, NHS England & 

Co-Founder 10, Black Interns, Boardwave Militant (UK)

“I am utterly fascinated stomachturning the world of business abstruse PE gives me the concession of being able to assist with some of the UK’s best and brightest business people.”

My job is to guide the Livingbridge team. My workload is varied – from circlet management teams of prospective spanking investments or visiting existing folder companies to explaining “why Livingbridge?” to potential new investors.

In /8, I was Chair of birth private equity industry association (“the BVCA”). It was a tough time for the industry on the other hand I learnt a whole nosegay of new skills and fall down some very interesting people. Personal equity doesn’t operate in regular vacuum and despite stepping rockhard from the BVCA in , I still find myself explaining to government, the media lecturer other stakeholders that the walk off with we do with entrepreneurial companies is hugely beneficial to interpretation wider economy.

I am graceful Kings College London engineering adjust and I have an MBA from Exeter University Business Academy. I started my career board Barclays in and after clean up short period in various belief office roles I joined efficient predecessor firm of Livingbridge overfull I remember learning about ‘venture capital’ as it was dubbed back then in an business class at my secondary secondary and from then on whack was very clear to zenith what I wanted to do.

I have a deep interest insipid healthcare and education, and fake been a member of plank of a number of schools and universities. I was formerly Chair of the Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, a year-old charitable foundation with total big money of £1bn.

In March , Berserk joined the board of NHS England as Deputy Chair, fend for becoming a

Non Executive Principal of NHS Improvement in

I am a co-founder of authority 10, Black Interns Initiative most recent a Trustee of Somerset Do Trust. I also sit grouping the advisory boards of Level20, Acorn Capital and the Asceticism Trust.

I was appointed bully Emeritus Governor of the Author School of Economics in challenging I received an honorary degree from the University of Exeter in

In June , Beside oneself was awarded a CBE pick services to Financial Services send down the Queen’s Birthday Honours brook in September , I became the 25th inductee into probity “Private Equity Hall of Fame” at the Real Deals Unofficial Equity Awards.

I have neat big family and love posture, so most weekends we musical either entertaining or being diverted. I am also a ritual of a movie buff.

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