Nigel William Morris (born June 1958) is a British businessman. He is the managing partner of QED Investors and co-founded Capital One Financial Services with

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Early life

Nigel William Morris was born in

Billericay Billericay ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin and constitutes a commuter town east of Central London. The town has three secondary schools and a variety of open spaces. It i ...

, Essex, the son of an army sergeant, in June 1958. He grew up in London. With an army father, and moving around the country, Morris went to 11 different schools, ending up at

Lancaster Royal Grammar School Lancaster Royal Grammar School (LRGS) is a selective grammar school (day and boarding) for boys aged 11–18 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Old students belong to The Old Lancastrians. The school's sixth form opened to girls in 2019. LRGS i ...

. Morris earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from

North East London Polytechnic , mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows , established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...

, followed by an MBA from

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in management and finance, MBA and PhD). Its motto is " ...

, where he is also a Fellow.

Career

Morris is the director of QED Investors, a venture capital firm focused on high-growth companies that leverage the power of data strategies. In addition, he works in an advisory capacity with personalized prepaid debit card provider CARD.com,

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and Oliver Wyman Consulting. He serves on the board of for-profit companies, including Remitly,

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l, Media Math, borro, and Prosper. He is also on the boards of

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. Previously, Morris co-founded Capital One Financial Services in 1994. During Morris's ten-year tenure, Capital One's net income after taxes (NIAT) grew at a compound annual rate of more than 32%.

Personal life

Morris lives with his wife and four children in Virginia, US.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Nigel Alumni of London Business School English businesspeople British corporate directors People educated at Lancaster Royal Grammar School English bankers Living people 1958 births Alumni of the University of East London People from Billericay