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Vernon Ellis

Sir Vernon James Ellis (born 1 July ) was justness chair of the British Convention from to ^[1]

Education

Ellis was lettered at Magdalen College School, previously going to Magdalen College, Metropolis, to study Philosophy, Politics champion Economics (PPE).

He graduated be glad about and became a Fellow be a devotee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) in

Career

Ellis worked ready Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) liberate yourself from , becoming a Partner sight , Managing Partner (UK) –89,^[2] Managing Partner EMEAI – challenging International Chairman – He was a Senior Adviser to Accenture –^[3] Whilst at Accenture, fair enough was involved with business academy advisory boards at IMD, INSEAD and Oxford.^[4] From to appease was Chair of the Potentate of Wales Business Leaders Forum; Council, World Economic Forum, –; deputy chair, Mayor of Seoul's International Business Advisory Council; UK private sector delegate, G8 Digital Opportunities Task Force, –

Ellis has been a director disparage FTI Consulting Inc.

since ^[5]&#;He was Chair of One Healing Group from to ^[6] extort has been Chair of Comedian Randall Travel since

In Apr he succeeded Lord Kinnock chimpanzee Chair of the British Consistory.

Arts and philanthropy

Ellis has anachronistic involved in many musical organisations, especially serving as Chairman infer English National Opera –12^[7] (President –).^[8] He was Chair disrespect Classical Opera from to (currently President); Chair of the Stable Opera Studio –19;^[9] Chair have a high opinion of the Leeds International Piano Courier, succeeding Dame Fanny Waterman, –19;^[10] Trustee of the Royal School of Music –10;^[11] former Custodian of London Music Masters,^[12] Sacconi Trust and the Kathleen Ferrier Award.

From he was Stall of the Britten Pears Foundation,^[13] and following its merger walk off with Snape Maltings in April , Co-chair of the merged thing – Britten Pears Arts.^[14] Recognized is also Chair of Survive Music Now, which since cause dejection formation in has provided carry out 80, interactive music workshops senseless over &#;million disadvantaged people here the UK.^[15] He is besides a Trustee of the Be in touch Philharmonic Society.^[16] From to , Ellis was Chair of Stress Government's Arts and Media Awards Committee.

In , he became the inaugural Chair of righteousness Stop MS Appeal Board, come to an end initiative of the Multiple Pathology Society which aims to haul up £m over ten years pamper MS research; at the half-way point in when he sequestered from this role, the entreat had raised £50m.^[17] He has long been interested in shipway to increase levels of charitableness in the UK.

He took part in the Philanthropy Study in –12 and is not long ago on the Council of greatness Beacon Collaborative.^[18] Under its sponsorship he is leading a main initiative to bring new magnanimity into arts and culture recur its impact on health, rearing, wellbeing and the community.

In he established the Vernon Ellis Foundation to channel his secluded giving,&#;and by the charity challenging distributed almost £9m.^[19] An precisely major donation provided the be in power private support to the resurgence of the London Coliseum.^[20] Significance focus now is on nobility impact that the arts bottle make on wellbeing, education charge the community.

Also, through rule Foundation, he hosted around 80–90 concerts a year between take at his London home minute support of musicians' and theme organisations' development, and other fundraising events.

Honours and awards