Charles has over 35 years' experience in a variety of commercial and banking roles. He was most recently a Vice Chairman of J.P.Morgan. His previous positions include Chief Executive Officer of BXR Partners, an emerging markets investment group.
Charles is also Chair of Peters Fraser & Dunlop, a UK-based literary agency, and a non-executive director of Ninety One plc. He is a trustee of several charities, including The Big Give and Medaid International.
He graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Magdalen College in 1984.