Jeremy Charles

St Edmund Fellow

Jeremy Charles came up to the Hall in 1975 to both study PPE and have the pleasure of representing the University at various levels in cricket, rugby, swimming and water polo.

After university, and having trained as a Chartered Accountant at Coopers & Lybrand, he soon moved into senior roles within the investment industry, helping to manage businesses including Hoare Govett, James Capel, Coutts NatWest, Thames River Capital, and F&C, finishing at Old Mutual Wealth (Quilter) in 2016.

While employed, he also helped in the charity sector, in particular chairing Sense International for many years, focusing on assisting children in the developing world who are both deaf and blind.

Since retirement, he has continued to help manage various charities, while also mentoring individuals and businesses, but also coming on to the Hall’s Investment Committee in 2018 and the Development Committee after that. In addition, he takes an active role in advising senior Fellows in the general management of the Hall.