James Cleverly MP

James Cleverly was elected as the MP for Braintree in 2015. Since, James has become a key figure within the Conservative Party due to his strong media presence and energising character whilst travelling the length and breadth of the country on the campaign trail.

James was appointed as Conservative Party Chairman and Minister without Portfolio in the summer, following his time as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union from April 2019 to July 2019 and held the position of Deputy Chairman from January 2018 to April 2019.

Before entering the Palace of Westminster, James served on the London Assembly for 8 years, holding the posts as leader of the Conservative group in the Assembly, the Mayor’s Youth Ambassador and Deputy Mayor.

He is ranked Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army and is based at Central Volunteers HQ Royal Artillery in Woolwich, London. Before his political career, James worked in the magazine and web publishing industry.

Michael Spencer

Chairman
After reading physics at Corpus Christi, Oxford, Michael Spencer began a career in the City that led him to set up Intercapital in May 1986 which grew to become, in 1999, ICAP plc.

Mark Bamford

Mark Bamford was born in 1951 and educated at Millfield School.

Immediately after leaving school, he started his career with the JCB Group, where he still works. Mark is a director of 8 companies within the JCB Group and holds 4 directorships outside the JCB Group.

Sir David Ord

David is a graduate of University College London and a Sloan Fellow of the London Business School (1987). He is the Managing Director of the Bristol Port Company and was the Non-Executive Chairman of MITIE Group plc from 2003-2008.

Lord Chadlington

Since 2000, Peter Chadlington has been Chief Executive of Huntsworth plc the international public relations and healthcare communications company. Huntsworth employs over 1,700 and serves over 2,500 clients through an international network of 70 offices.

Lord Saatchi

In 1970, Maurice Saatchi co-founded Saatchi & Saatchi and is now a partner in M&C Saatchi. He is a Governor of the London School of Economics and a Director of the Centre for Policy Studies.

Lord Farmer

In 2004, Lord Farmer was a founding partner of the Red Kite Group of hedge funds, which provides mine finance and futures investment opportunities for funds.

Baroness Finn

Simone is a graduate of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. She is a former government adviser on industrial relations, efficiency and civil service reform. She qualified as an accountant with PWC in 1994.

Lord Feldman

Andrew Feldman served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2016. Andrew attended Political Cabinet, ran the professional operation at Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) and had overall responsibility for the Party's strategy, finances, and professional operation leading up t