Oliver Gregson

London, UK

Head of Private Bank UK & Ireland

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Biography

Oliver Gregson is the Head of Private Bank for the United Kingdom and Ireland at J.P. Morgan. He is responsible for managing J.P. Morgan’s overall wealth management business in these markets and sits on the Private Bank’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Management Committee.

Oliver is also a member of the U.K. Philanthropy Governance Committee of the J.P. Morgan Corporate Foundation which focuses on Social Mobility, Financial Capability and Small Business. He is a member of the Private Strategic Advisory Committee for U.K. Finance, sits on the Campaign Board for Stowe School and is a Trustee for Blue Ventures Marine Conservation.

Oliver holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Nottingham University.

Oliver Gregson’s Newsfeed

Spear's Magazine

JP Morgan on taking a ‘back seat’ to exiting your business

A business exit – mainly undertaken through an IPO, M&A or direct sale – is one way to bring a business journey to an end. It’s a long, complex process, which is always deeply personal, explains Oliver Gregson, JP Morgan Private Bank Head of UK & Ireland.

Private banks disagree on 2019 investments but agree on recession fears

Oliver Gregson, head of the UK and Ireland markets for J.P. Morgan Private Bank said: “Frome trade tariffs and higher interest rates to populist politics, there has been no shortage of uncertainty in 2018.

View allHide

Oliver Gregson’s Background

J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Head of Private Bank UK & Ireland

Jan 2017 - Present

London, UK

J.P. Morgan provide clients with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through a network of globally located investment professionals.

HSBC Private Bank

Head of Private Bank Investment Group, UK & CI

Apr 2014 - Jan 2017

London, UK

HSBC Private Bank provides clients with wealth, business & family succession solutions in the largest & fastest growing markets around the world.

Barclays Wealth & Investment Management

Global Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management

Oct 2012 - Apr 2014

London, UK

In his role, Oliver led the global Discretionary Portfolio Management Team with 100 investment professionals across 16 locations and 8 different geographies. As such he was accountable for the definition, implementation & execution of the end to end delivery for this proposition.

Barclays

Head of Sales, Marketing & Product Development

Jan 2012 - Oct 2012

London, UK

Head of Sales, Marketing & Product Development, UK, EMEA & Asia covering £32bn in AUM across multi-asset class Discretionary Portfolio Management, Specialist Investment Mandates in Fixed Income, Equities & Hedge Funds. Also a comprehensive range of single strategy and multi-asset class funds that provide access to world-leading third-party specialists.

Barclays

Head of Investment Advisory, UK

Oct 2009 - Jan 2012

London, UK

Responsible for the establishment, development and roll-out of the Investment Advisory function across Barclays Wealth and Investment Management. Led a team of Investment Advisors covering UK, Africa Offshore & Central & Eastern Europe for Barclays.

UBS Wealth Management

Client Advisor, Key Clients & Family Office

Jan 2006 - Oct 2009

London, UK

Senior Client Advisor (Banker) in the UK Key Client Team. Oliver managed discretionary & advisory clients with greater than £20MM invested and with a predominant focus on Mifid Professionals. Previous to this role, Oliver served as Team Head of Investment & Advisory Consulting for the UK Domestic business.