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Sir Vernon Ellis is Chair of Live Music Now, which connects world-class musicians with people experiencing social disadvantage or exclusion, and..
Vernon Ellis
Sir Vernon James Ellis (born 1 July 1947) was the chair of the British Council from 2010 to 2016.[1]
Education
Ellis was educated at Magdalen College School, before going to Magdalen College, Oxford, to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE).
Sir Vernon Ellis, the council's chairman, fits that bill perfectly: urbane and intellectual, with long-standing interests in music and the arts.
He graduated in 1969 and became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) in 1973.
Career
Ellis worked at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) from 1969, becoming a Partner in 1979, Managing Partner (UK) 1986–89,[2] Managing Partner EMEAI 1989–2000 and International Chairman 2000–08.
He was a Senior Adviser to Accenture 2008–10.[3] Whilst at Accenture, he was involved with business school advisory boards at IMD, INSEAD and Oxford.[4] From 2001 to 2005 he was Chair of the Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum; Council, World Economic Forum, 1999–2001; deputy chair, Mayor of Seoul's International Business Advisory Council; UK private sector delegate, G8