James Reed (businessman)
James Reed | |
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Reed in 2025 | |
| Born | James Andrew Reed 12 April 1963 Woking, Surrey, England |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford Harvard Business School |
| Occupations | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Reed Group Chairman, The Big Give |
| Known for | Entrepreneurship and philanthropy |
| Spouse | Nicola Reed |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Alec Reed, Adrianne Eyre |
| Website | Official website |
James Andrew Reed CBE, CCMI, FCIPD (born 12 April 1963) is a British businessman. He is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Reed group of companies. He is the son of Sir Alec Reed, who founded the company in 1960. He is chairman of The Big Give Trust, a match-funding charity supported in part by the Reed Foundation and the Reed family. As of 2025, The Big Give reported total donations exceeding £427 million and announced an internal target of £1 billion in donations by 2030. According to Charity Times, the 2025 Christmas Challenge raised more than Comic Relief and Children in Need, making it the largest UK fundraising event of that year.