Mark Florman

Florman was educated at Harrow before attending the London School of Economics.[5][6]

In 1992, Florman was co-founder and later CEO of Maizels, Westerberg & Co.[7]

In 2009, Florman co-founded 8Miles,[8] an African private equity firm, with Bob Geldof and Kofi Annan.[9]

In 2013, Mark Florman co-founded the investment and corporate advisory firm Time Partners.[10] A stated aim of the company is to create a virtuous circle between the way in which a company is run, its ability to attract capital and its service to the broader community.[11][12][13]

On 20 March 2015, Mark Florman was appointed to the BBC Trust. Florman's term began on 1 April 2015 and ended in April 2017.[7][14][15]

In 2018, he was appointed as a non-executive director of the Home Office.

In 2021, he became Chair of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Mauritius, the Mauritius Investment Corporation (MIC).[16]

In February 2016, Mark Florman in conjunction with Dr Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King's College London and LSE Enterprise with Mr Martim Jacinto Facada; created the External Rate of Return (ERR), an inclusive, transparency index for measuring the overall impact of business activities upon the economy and society in general.[17][18]

Florman co-founded the UK social justice and poverty think tank Centre for Social Justice in 2004 alongside Iain Duncan Smith, Tim Montgomerie and Philippa Stroud.[19][20]

He is life Ambassador to the Centre for Social Justice[21] and Build Africa.[22]

Florman is a Distinguished Fellow at INSEAD Global Private Equity Initiative, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute King's College London.

According to the Register of Members' Interests Florman donated £2,500 to Boris Johnson (Registered 23 December 2019).[23]

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