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Ian Macgregor
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Ian Macgregor (born c. 1937) is a British investment executive and chartered accountant. He is the former chief investment officer of The Wellcome Trust, oversaw growth of nearly £1bn per annum over fifteen years. The Wellcome Trust was the then-largest foundation in the world, with total assets valued at about £14bn at his retirement in 2000.cite-ref-1[1] Regarded by many as the most successful investment officer ever seen in the not-for-profit sector, Macgregor was behind the largest private share sale on record: initial flotation of Wellcome Plc.

He was a judge in the 2001 UK Charity Awards.cite-ref-2[2] and has served as a non-executive director for International Biotechnology Trust PLC.cite-ref-3[3] As President of Charity Tax Group (formerly Charity Tax Relief Group), he lobbied for VAT exemption for UK based charities.cite-ref-4[4]

He has also served as a Royal Commissioner of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, alongside those such as Sir James Dyson and President Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

References

cite-note-11. "International Biotechnology Tst". ft.com. Financial Times. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
cite-note-22. Charity Awards – Judges for the Charity Awards 2001
cite-note-33. "International Biotechnology Trust PLC – IBT Board". Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
cite-note-44. Digging the trenches in the charity sector