Edward Bonham Carter


Edward Henry Bonham-Carter is the vice chairman of a British fund management group, Jupiter Fund Management plc.

Early life

Edward Henry Bonham-Carter was born and raised in Golders Green, London. He is the elder son of Raymond Bonham Carter, who was a merchant banker, and Elena, a psychotherapist of Jewish descent. He has two younger siblings: his sister is the actress Helena Bonham Carter and his brother is Thomas Bonham-Carter, who co-manages a corporate governance agency. He went to Harrow School and the University of Manchester where he studied Economics and Politics.

Career

He was appointed chief investment officer of Jupiter Fund Management in July 1999. In 2000, he took over as joint chief executive when John Duffield left over disagreements with the management of Commerzbank. In 2007, he led a management buy-out, supported by US private equity firm TA Associates in which Jupiter staff took a majority stake in the business.
In 2018, he joined ITV plc as a senior independent director.
In 2022, he announced his retirement from Jupiter to focus on his non-executive roles with ITV and Land Securities.

Ancestry

Personal life

Edward married former Wish You Were Here? presenter Victoria Studd.
The couple has three children:
  • Harry
  • Maud
  • Tobias.