John Derrick is a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Private Bank focused on covering Entrepreneurs, Families and Foundations in the UK. His team has focused in recent years on growing the firm’s footprint and connectivity in the university spin out ecosystem, alongside his colleagues in the Innovation Economy and Global Shares team at J.P. Morgan.
Before joining J.P. Morgan Private Bank, John had a fascinating career spanning from heading the Fine Wine department at the UK’s leading wine merchant to executing some of the earliest tech transactions in the early 2000s at large investment houses.
In his personal life, John is a trustee of Pimlico Opera that takes music into prisons and schools and was the Chair of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for the last six years. Johngraduated in History and French from Wadham College, Oxford and joined the board of Oxford University Alumni in 2023. He lives in Oxfordshire with his husband and two children.