Jim O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley

Jim O'Neill retired as Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management in April 2013. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1995, rising to chief economist, and in 2001 he led the team that conducted the original BRIC analysis. He is a non-executive director of the Department for Education and Employment, a member of the boards of the UK Royal Economic Society, Itinera and Bruegel, and also chairman of the charity SHINE. He has a lifelong passion for Manchester United FC, and has served as a non-executive director of the club's board. He is the author of The Growth Map: Economic Opportunity in the BRICs and Beyond (Portfolio Penguin 2013).