Wol Kolade is Managing Partner of Livingbridge, a mid-market private equity firm of over 80 people in the UK and Australia that helps businesses grow faster by investing and working with the client to come up with a market strategy that helps to focus where on what matters.
Wol has a deep interest in healthcare and education and sits on the boards of a number of schools and universities. He is a Non-Executive Director of the Social Finance Board and in 2009 held the post of Chairman for Responsible Investment Advisory Board. In June 2019 Wol was appointed as a Trustee of Somerset House.
Wol is the Chairman of the Guy's and St Thomas’ Charity, a 500-year-old charitable foundation with total assets of £600 million.
WolKolade, managing partner of Livingbridge described the industry support thus far as “absolutely terrific”. “If there are other firms we have not yet contacted that would like to provide an internship, they would be very welcome to join the programme.”
A mid-market private equity firm of over 80 people in the UK and Australia. They have £1 billion ready to invest over the next 5 years and invest anywhere from £2 million to £70 million in fast-growing companies.
Barclays PLC is a British multinational bank and financial services company.
Other Business Interests
Cumnor House Sussex
Chairman of Risk Committee
Haywards Heath, UK
Cumnor House Sussex is one of the country’s leading independent co-ed day and boarding schools for 2-13 year-old boys and girls situated in Mid-Sussex.
The LSE Court of Governors is a 100-member body of supporters and advisors to the School, who are elected on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee of the Court. The Committee has membership comprising student, lay and academic members.
Through fundraising efforts, Guy's and St. Thomas' Charity contributed £16.7 million to over a hundred initiatives and worked with many in health and beyond to tackle some of the biggest health challenges in Lambeth and Southwark.
BVCA
Chairman
Apr 2007 - Mar 2008
London, UK
The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry body for the private equity and venture capital industry within the UK. The BVCA boast more than 650 member firms, including over 275 fund managers and 100 institutional investors.
NHS Improvement support foundation trusts and NHS trusts to give patients consistently safe, high quality, compassionate care within local health systems that are financially sustainable.
Somerset House is an arts centre in the heart of London, designed for today’s audiences and creatives. Offering a diverse and dynamic public programme of contemporary arts and culture, it is also a home to a large community of creative businesses, artists and makers, including Somerset House Studios.
