Ian Macgregor

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Ian Macgregor (born c. 1937) is a British investment executive and chartered accountant. He is the former chief investment officer of The Wellcome Trust, oversaw growth of nearly £1bn per annum over fifteen years. The Wellcome Trust was the then-largest foundation in the world, with total assets valued at about £14bn at his retirement in 2000.{{cite web |url=http://markets.ft.com/ft/tearsheets/businessProfile.asp?s=UK:IBT# |title=International Biotechnology Tst |accessdate=2008-02-12 |work=ft.com |publisher=Financial Times }} Regarded by many as the most successful investment officer ever seen in the not-for-profit sector, Macgregor was behind the largest private share sale on record: initial flotation of Wellcome Plc.

He was a judge in the 2001 UK Charity Awards.[http://www.charityawards.co.uk/index73.html Charity Awards – Judges for the Charity Awards 2001]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and has served as a non-executive director for International Biotechnology Trust PLC.{{Cite web |url=http://www.internationalbiotrust.com/pages/board.html |title=International Biotechnology Trust PLC – IBT Board |access-date=11 February 2008 |archive-date=11 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511233740/http://www.internationalbiotrust.com/pages/board.html |url-status=dead }} As President of Charity Tax Group (formerly Charity Tax Relief Group), he lobbied for VAT exemption for UK based charities.[http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/1746974/digging-trenches-charity-sector Digging the trenches in the charity sector]

He has also served as a Royal Commissioner of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, alongside those such as Sir James Dyson and President Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.