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David Hughes
Partner, Chief Investment Officer
Location:
London
Team:
Executive Committee
Senior Leadership
Biography
David joined Foresight in 2004 and is the Chief Investment Officer, based in the London office. He has over 45 years of experience and is responsible for the overall management of the Foresight UK investment portfolio, through the complete investment cycle from initial investment to ultimate realisation. Prior to Foresight David worked at Advent Venture Partners as a Principal in the VCT Unit, where he was responsible for managing Advent’s two listed Venture Capital Trusts, comprising a portfolio of over thirty unquoted investments, mainly in technology companies. He has also spent almost 20 years working at 3i, where he offered advice to public and private companies on corporate strategy, acquisitions, disposals, mergers and capital raising.
David is a Fellow of Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and holds a First Class BSc in Chemistry from the University of Bristol.
