Kevin McGrath


Kevin David McGrath is a British businessman, active political member, and philanthropist.

Early career

McGrath graduated from the Polytechnic of the South Bank with a BSc in Estate Management. He obtained a post-graduation Diploma in Property Investment for the University College of Estate Management. McGrath became a Chartered Surveyor and worked in the property industry for 35+ years and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors., the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors and is a .
McGrath is Founder and Executive Chairman of and Non-Executive Chairman of , and was previously Managing Director and Senior Adviser of F&C REIT Asset Management, which rebranded as in July 2016.
Prior to F&C REIT, McGrath was a founding equity Partner in REIT Asset Management, a property investment finance and asset management partnership, which managed a global commercial property portfolio. Previous to REIT Asset Management, Kevin was a Senior Investment Surveyor with Hermes Investment Management, the Fund Manager for the and Schemes. Before that he worked for various local authorities in a variety of property related positions. And prior to that he worked in manufacturing and banking.

Politics

McGrath was a candidate for the European Parliament 2009 Election; a candidate for the North East Hampshire Parliamentary constituency at the 2005 General Election; a candidate for Ealing Council in the 2006 London Council Elections and for the London Assembly in the 2012 London Elections.

Other

Appointed as an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the Queen's 2016 Birthday Honours List for Services to Charities Kevin was also The High Sheriff of the County of Greater London 2014/15 and is the Representative Deputy Lieutenant for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Kevin was awarded an Honorary Degree of the Doctor of the University from the University of Surrey in 2017 in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the arts.
McGrath is Founder and Chair of the , Chair of the , Trustee and Chair Designate of , Trustee of The Old Vic Theatre, Deputy Chairman and co-founder of , the first and only public restaurant to be built inside working British prisons, Chair of The Islamix Foundation; and Vice Chair of the .
McGrath is also an Ambassador for the ; a London South Bank University Court Member; Honorary Vice President of the ; Non-Executive Property Advisory Board Member of ; and Patron of and of The Forgiveness Project.
McGrath served as a Commissioner on the Independent Commission on English Prisons Today under the leadership of Cherie Booth and sat on the Criminal Justice Policy Working Group under the Leadership of the Rt Hon Sadiq Kahn MP Shadow Justice Minister and the Independent Alcohol and Crime Commission Chaired by John Podmore. He was a member of the Rt Hon Ed Balls Shadow Chancellors advisory team and the London Mayor Sadiq Khans pre-election Mayoralty Business Engagement Board.
McGrath was a former Director and Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club plc; Proprietor of Tribune Magazine; Non Executive Chair of INTCAS Ltd; Board Governor of the London South Bank University; Chair of QPR Ladies Football Club; Chair of The Lyric Theatre Hammersmith and Trustee of The Chartered Surveyors Training Trust; The WAVE Trust; The Guildford School of Acting; The Howard League for Penal Reform; The National Education Trust; and The Prison Advice and Care Trust; and Council Member of The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship. He is a former member of Liberty Human Rights Policy Executive Board, UCLH Cancer Centre Development Board member and Ambassador for The Make Justice Work Charity. He was a school Governor for Canberra School; The Phoenix High School and The Eleanor Wilkinson School for Girls.

Personal

Born in West London and currently living in Ealing, Kevin is married to Kate and they have two young children.