Jon Andrew

Jon is the co-founder of Ārahi, a boutique consulting advisory company in the private equity sector in 2021, having spent two decades in Private Equity Value Creation.

Jon started his career with PwC where he worked across the Audit, Training and Transaction Services functions.

He subsequently moved into Private Equity, where he spent more than 13 years in senior roles at Lloyds Development Capital (LDC) and Inflexion, establishing and leading the value creation functions at both firms. His responsibilities included managing LDC’s investment in Virgin Racing Formula1 team as the COO.

Jon is a veteran of over 100 value creation programmes and has held a wide variety of roles including CFO, COO, CIO, Executive Chair, and Non-Executive Chair. He currently serves as Chair of a Bridges Fund Management business, Nexgen Services.

Jon is an authority in the Private Equity industry, he leads several flagship courses for the British Venture Capital Association, and is a regular speaker for PEP-Talks, a peer-to-peer network for investment-backed CEOs. Jon is a published author with Strategic Value Creation (2024) which he wrote together with Rupert Morrison.

Jon holds a BSc in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry from the University of Durham and is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant..

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