Kevin David McGrath (born March 1963) is a British

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philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

. and Executive Producer of an Oscar and BAFTA Winning Film

Early career

McGrath graduated from the Polytechnic of the South Bank (renamed

London South Bank University London South Bank University (LSBU) is a public university in Elephant and Castle, London. It is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name. Founded in 1892 as the Borough Po ...

in 1989) with a BSc (Distinction) in Estate Management. He obtained a post-graduation RICS Diploma in Property Investment (Award Winner) from The College of Estate Management Reading. McGrath was elected a member of the Royal Intuition of Chartered Surveyors in 1990 and became a

Chartered Surveyor Chartered Surveyor is the description (protected by law in many countries) of Professional ''Members'' and ''Fellows'' of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) entitled to use the designation (and a number of variations such as "Charte ...

. He has worked in the property industry for 35+ years and is a member of the

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is a global professional body for surveyors, founded in London in 1868. It works at a cross-governmental level, and aims to promote and enforce the highest international standards in the val ...

., the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors and is
Freeman of the City of London
McGrath is Principal of The McGrath Family Office; Founder and Executive Chairman of M&M Asset Management and Non-Executive Chairman of Regional REIT Plc, and was previously managing director and Senior Adviser of F&C REIT Asset Management, which rebranded as

BMO Real Estate Partners BMO Real Estate Partners, formerly F&C REIT, is a property fund and asset management company based in London, UK with £7.5 billion assets under management as at 31 December 2014. Nick Criticos is the CEO. The company was formed by the merger of F ...

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 th
British Telecommunication
an
Post Office Pension
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

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in the Queen's 2016 Birthday Honours List for Services to Charities Kevin was The High Sheriff of the County of Greater London 2014/15 He is the Representative Deputy Lieutenant for the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. 2015 - Current Kevin was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University from the

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in 2017 in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the arts. Kevin was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from the

in 2022 in recognition of an outstanding contribution to business and charity. He is Executive Producer of a short feature film ''An Irish Goodbye'' Winner of an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 95th Academy Award

and Winner of the Best British Short Film at the 76th BAFTA Awards

McGrath is Founder and Chair of the McGrath Charitable Trust, 2000 - current Kevin is Deputy Chairman and co-founder o
The Clink Prison Restaurant Charity
the first and only public restaurant to be built inside working British prisons 2010 - current McGrath was appointed a Trustee of the Moorfields Eye Charity in 2022. Chair of The Lyric Theatre Hammersmith 2005 - 2015 Trustee of The Old Vic, The Old Vic Theatre, 2012-2021 He is Non-Executive Property Advisory Board Member o
The Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Greater London
McGrath was a former Director and Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club plc; Plays Off 2003 and Promotion 2004 Kevin is Vice Chair of th
QPR Sport in the Community Trust
and is Chair of QPR Womens Football Club. He was Proprietor of

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; Chair of Arts Education Schools, 2018 - 2021 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 and is a Commissioner on the independent Commission on Political Power convened by Baroness Frances D`Souz

He was a member of the Rt Hon

Ed Balls Edward Michael Balls (born 25 February 1967) is a British broadcaster, writer, economist, professor and former politician who served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exc ...

Shadow Chancellors advisory team and the London Mayor

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s pre-election Mayoralty Business Engagement Board. He is a former Chair of the UNITED in Hammersmith and Fulham Charity, and Former Trustee and Chair of The Islamix Foundation; McGrath is also an Ambassador for th
Commonwealth Youth Enterprise Project
a London South Bank University Court Member; Honorary Vice President of the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra & Choir; and Patron of Clean Break Charity and of

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. Former Board Governor of the

; and Trustee of The Chartered Surveyors Training Trust; The WAVE Trust; The

Guildford School of Acting Guildford School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is an academic school in the University of Surrey. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools The Federation of Drama Schools functions to facilitate ...

; The

Howard League for Penal Reform The Howard League for Penal Reform is a registered charity in the United Kingdom. It is the oldest penal reform organisation in the world, named after John Howard. It was founded as the Howard Association in 1866 and changed its name in 1921, ...

; The

National Education Trust The National Education Trust (NET) is an independent, not-for-profit charity devoted to "positive change in education". It is a small organisation based in Saunderton, Buckinghamshire, UK. History The National Education Trust was founded in Septem ...

; and The

Prison Advice and Care Trust The Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) is an independent UK charity that provides practical services for prisoners and prisoners' families. First established as the Catholic Prisoners Aid Society in 1898, Pact works at several prisons across E ...

; and Council Member of

The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship The Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship (1901–present) is a voluntary charitable organisation that connects people from Commonwealth countries. There are currently branches in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand with affiliated organisatio ...

. 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

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and currently living in

Ealing Ealing () is a district in West London, England, west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing. Ealing is the administrative centre of the borough and is identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan. Ealing was histor ...

, Kevin is married to Kate and they have two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGrath, Kevin British businesspeople Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London High Sheriffs of Greater London Living people Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Ealing 1963 births