Jeremy Michael Isaacs

Jeremy Isaacs CBE is the founding partner of private equity investment firm JRJ Group and a former senior executive of the Lehman Brothers bank.
He was made a CBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List in 2015 'his work with Imperial College NHS Trust in London' Adam Lusher Queen's Birthday Honours: Sir Henry Angest, banker who gave Tories millions, is knighted in reward for 'political service' Independent, 12 June 2015, accessed 1 July 2015. - a role which according to Private Eye is only 'a minor job'. Private Eye Tory wealth bombers get their rewards, accessed 1 July 2015.
==Career==
Isaacs held a number of positions at Lehman Brothers bank, including CEO Europe and Middle East and CEO Asia-Pacific. During his time at the bank, with Roger Nagioff, he was 'instrumental in the development of Lehman Brothers' international operations. JRJ Group Jeremy Isaacs, accessed 1 July 2015. Isaacs was named in the 2010 official report into the collapse of the bank. 'The report cites emails showing how Isaacs pretended things were ok even as the black hole was growing'. An example of this is in August 2008, when Lehman was in secret talks to sell 50 percent of its shares to Korean financiers in order to keep afloat, Ian Lowitt, the chief financial officer, contacted Isaacs about his worries over the deal but received the message 'Fingers crossed. Things usually work out for the best!' - the sale failed. According to Private Eye, Isaacs left Lehman a week before it collapsed and authorised a $5 million pay off for himself.
Prior to joining the Lehman Brothers, Isaacs led the European equity derivatives trading business of Goldman Sachs.
In 2008 Isaacs founded private equity investment firm JRJ Group with three other former Lehman executives, Peter Sugarman, Roger Nagioff and Joanna Nader. Lucy Tobin Jeremy Isaacs tells of his sadness over Lehman Evening Standard, 22 March 2011, accessed 1 July 2015. At JRJ he 'is closely involved with the implementation and guidance of fund strategy'.
==Donor==
Isaacs is a member of The Leader's Group, the premier Conservative Party supporter group. Through an annual membership fee of £50,000 donors are able to secure access to leading members of the party.
===Political donations===
 Electoral Commission Search: Jeremy Isaacs, accessed 1 July 2015.
Date
Name of donor
Amount
Donated to
Subsidiary (parties only)
16/06/2006
Jeremy M Isaacs
£50,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
09/03/2007
Jeremy M Isaacs
£20,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
13/12/2007
Jeremy M Isaacs
£25,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
01/02/2010
Jeremy Isaacs
£50,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
23/09/2010
Jeremy Isaacs
£50,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
10/08/2011
Jeremy Isaacs
£3,000.00
Michael Gove MP
27/03/2012
Jeremy M Isaacs
£50,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
27/06/2013
Jeremy M Isaacs
£50,000.00
Conservative Party
Central Party
28/04/2016
Jeremy Isaacs
£25,000.00
Britain Stronger in Europe
==Affiliations==
*Marex Spectron, chairman of the board
*Food Freshness Technology, director
*The J Isaacs Charitable Trust, trustee
*Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, non-executive director
*Bridges Development Fund Advisory Board, member
*Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice, trustee
*London Business School, honorary fellow
*Community Security Trust - director since 2010.
==Notes==
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