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 sits on 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 and Help for Heroes. Oliver is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers.

Oliver holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Nottingham University.

Oliver Gregson’s Newsfeed

How London's startups can reach the next level

In the past few years, UK tech companies have attracted a substantial amount of funding, with more than £5bn in VC funding this year from US and Asian investors - with 80 per cent of that in London alone, it's fair to say the capital's tech scene is a behemoth. "It's in the region of £60 billion annual turnover, with 300,000 jobs at 8,000 startups," say Oliver Gregson, head of UK & Ireland at J.P Morgan Private Bank.

The Sunday Times

Private banks warn over Facebook holiday scams

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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.