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member of the

. He is a great-grandson of

, and a great-great-great-grandson of

and of Eliezer Liepman Philip Prins. He is a former Chief Executive of the innovation foundation the

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts Nesta (formerly NESTA, National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) is an innovation foundation based in the UK. The organisation acts through a combination of programmes, investment, policy and research, and the formation of part ...

(NESTA). He was founding Chief Executive of the non-profit "action tank" The Portland Trust. Kestenbaum was created a life peer in 2011 as Baron Kestenbaum of Foxcote in the

, and sits on the

benches. In 2013, Kestenbaum was installed as Chancellor of Plymouth University. He represented Great Britain at football in the

2001 Maccabiah Games The 16th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה16 ישראל תשס"א), the Opening Ceremony was held in Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium, while the re-building process of the Maccabiah bridge collapse, collapsed bridge and investigations into the collap ...

in Israel.

Early life and education

Kestenbaum was born in Tokyo, Japan, and is British.The Kestenbaum phenomenon
The Jewish Chronicle, 21 November 2010 Both his parents' families fled

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

– first to the United States, then Japan. The family moved to the UK in 1964 when he was five years old.Lord Kestenbaum, Plymouth University's First Chancellor
Connect, Winter 2013 Kestenbaum is a great-grandson of

, and a great-great-great-grandson of

and of Eliezer Liepman Philip Prins. Kestenbaum graduated from the

where he read Economics and Anthropology, and then pursued postgraduate study at

in the Department of Anthropology. He completed an MA in Education at

, and was subsequently awarded a research scholarship in Education at the Hebrew University. On his return to the UK, Kestenbaum earned an MBA with distinction from the

. He is a graduate of the Cabinet Office Top Management Programme and a graduate of the Strategic Agility Programme at Harvard Business School. He has an Honorary Doctorate in Technology from the

, and is an Honorary Fellow of the

. In 2001, Kestenbaum represented Great Britain at football in the (16th)

in Israel.Lord Kestenbaum named as GB president for EMG
The Jewish Chronicle, 25 March 2011 The Maccabiah Games, an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event now held quadrennially in Israel, is the third-largest international sporting tournament in the world after the Olympics and the Asian Games. In 2009, he returned to the

2009 Maccabiah Games The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...

as the Manager of the Great Britain open football team. Kestenbaum and senior coach Les Reed took the Great Britain side to the silver medal, becoming the first British team to reach the football final at the tournament for over 50 years.Kestenbaum: 'It's time to take a break'
The Jewish Chronicle, 2 September 2009 Kestenbaum also helped Hendon United A win back-to-back titles, including the Maccabi GB Southern Football League Premier Division in their first season. He was also named Maccabi League manager of the year. He is an Honorary Life President of Maccabi GB.Lord Kestenbaum
Members' Interests, UK Parliament

Career

Before becoming active in business, he started his career in education, building an international training programme for young educators. Subsequently, Kestenbaum was Chief Executive of the Office of the Chief Rabbi,

Lord Sacks Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks ( he, יונתן הנרי זקס, translit=Yona'tan Henry Zaks; 8 March 19487 November 2020) was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United He ...

, and then Chief Executive of the charity the

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(UJIA). Following a restructure which involved a merger with another UK charity, the UJIA won the National Charity Award. He has also worked as Chief of Staff to Sir Ronald Cohen, the Chairman of private equity firm

Apax Partners Apax Partners LLP is a British private equity firm, headquartered in London, England. The company also operates out of six other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel Aviv, Munich and Shanghai. As of December 2017, the firm, including its ...

, and was founding Chief Executive of non-profit "action tank" The Portland Trust. In 2005 he became Chief Executive of the innovation foundation

(NESTA). Whilst at NESTA he highlighted the importance of innovation to economic growth and was an advocate for UK technology start-ups. In 2010 he was appointed Chairman of Five Arrows Ltd, and subsequently became chief operating officer of the investment trust

RIT Capital Partners RIT Capital Partners plc, formerly Rothschild Investment Trust, is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in quoted securities and quoted special situations. Established in 1961, the company is listed on the London Stock Excha ...

. Kestenbaum has served in a number of non-executive roles. He was on the Board of the charity the

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and Enterprise Insight, and was Non-Executive Chairman of Quest, a large accounting business. He served on the Governing Body of the innovation agency the

Technology Strategy Board Innovate UK is the United Kingdom's innovation agency, which provides money and support to organisations to make new products and services. It is a non-departmental public body operating at arm's length from the Government as part of the United ...

, acted as a Commissioner of the

Manchester Independent Economic Review The Manchester Independent Economic Review (MIER) is the independent economic review of a city region. The Review was launched in June 2008 by Secretary of State Hazel Blears and Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and published its fi ...

and also Chairman of the

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Science Review. He has completed his term of office on the Innovation Advisory Group at Imperial College and is now Adjunct Professor at the

Imperial College Business School Imperial College Business School is the graduate business school of Imperial College London in the UK. In 2004, the business school was opened by Queen Elizabeth II. History In 1851, the Great Exhibition was the first World's Fair, organized by ...

. He also served on the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was involved in developing the new

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in Stratford-Upon-Avon. He chairs the board of directors of The Capital Holdings Funds (EDR Group), as well as serving on the Board of Windmill Hill Asset Management. He was a member of the Board of Profero, a

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company. In January 2014 Profero was sold to Lowe, a subsidiary of

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(IPG). Kestenbaum has served on the boards of the Jewish Community Centre London, of London Maccabi, and of Finchley Synagogue. In December 2013, Kestenbaum was installed as Chancellor of Plymouth University.

House of Lords

Kestenbaum was created a life peer on 24 January 2011 as Baron Kestenbaum of Foxcote in the

. He was introduced in the House of Lords on 26 January 2011, and sits on the

benches.https://members.parliament.uk/member/4225/career

References

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Early life and education

Career

House of Lords

See also

References