Edward Henry Bonham-Carter (born 24 May 1960)^[1][2] is the vice chairman of a British fund management group, Jupiter Fund Management plc.

Early life

Edward Henry Bonham-Carter was born and raised in Golders Green, London. He is the elder son of Raymond Bonham Carter, who was a merchant banker, and Elena (née Proper de Callejón), a psychotherapist of Jewish descent. He has two younger siblings: his sister is the actress Helena Bonham Carter and his brother is Thomas Bonham-Carter, who co-manages a corporate governance agency. He went to Harrow School^[1] and the University of Manchester^[1] where he studied Economics and Politics.^[3]

Career

He was appointed chief investment officer of Jupiter Fund Management in July 1999.^[4] In 2000, he took over as joint chief executive when John Duffield left over disagreements with the management of Commerzbank. In 2007 he led a management buy-out, supported by US private equity firm TA Associates in which Jupiter staff (95% of whom bought shares in Jupiter) took a majority stake in the business.^[1]

In 2018 he joined ITV plc as a senior independent director.^[5]

In 2022, he announced his retirement from Jupiter to focus on his non-executive roles with ITV and Land Securities.^[6]

Ancestry

Personal life

Edward married former Wish You Were Here? presenter Victoria Studd.^[7] The couple has three children:

• Harry (b.1996)
• Maud (b.1999)
• Tobias (b.2004).