{"id":2081,"date":"2025-06-02T07:52:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T06:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/21percent.org\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2025-06-02T14:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:54:23","slug":"lord-browne-the-man-with-too-many-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/21percent.org\/?p=2081","title":{"rendered":"Lord Browne &#8212; The Man with Too Many Hats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yes Minister - Sir Arnold&#039;s Life after Cabinet Secretary\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qa2DW4aXVaw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing sums up how the UK Establishment works better than this glittering gemstone from &#8216;<em>Yes, Minster&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Arnold is stepping down as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service. He will not be idle in his retirement. The long list of Sir Arnold&#8217;s new jobs include &#8220;<em>Chairman of the Banque Occidentale, Director of IBM, BP, and that sort of thing, Chairman of the Opera House Trust, Chancellor of Oxford, Deputy Chairman of Bank of England, Head of the Security Commission, President of the Anglo-Caribbean Association and Secretary General of the Commonwealth<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After his resignation as Chief Executive of BP in difficult circumstances in 2008, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Browne,_Baron_Browne_of_Madingley\" title=\"Lord John Browne of Madingley\">Lord John Browne of Madingley<\/a> already wears as many hats as Sir Arnold.  An examination of his many jobs seems reasonable, as Lord Browne is now hoping to add to them with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cam.ac.uk\/about-the-university\/how-the-university-and-colleges-work\/people\/chancellor\/election-of-the-next-chancellor\/the-candidates\" title=\" Chancellorship of Cambridge University\"> Chancellorship of Cambridge University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crick.ac.uk\/about-us\/leadership-structure\/board\/lord-browne#:~:text=Lord%20Browne%20of%20Madingley%20is,of%20the%20Francis%20Crick%20Institute.\" title=\"Chairman, Francis Crick Institut\">Chairman, Francis Crick Institute<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Overseeing the governance of one of Europe\u2019s leading biomedical research institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/courtauld.ac.uk\/about-us\/governance\/governing-board\/#:~:text=The%20Lord%20Browne%20of%20Madingley,of%20Governors%20at%20The%20Courtauld.\" title=\"\">Chairman, Courtauld Institute of Art<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Leading the board of trustees at this renowned center for the study of art history and conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/council-for-science-and-technology\/about\/membership\" title=\"Co-Chair, Prime Minister\u2019s Council on Science and Technology:\"><strong>Co-Chair, Prime Minister\u2019s Council on Science and Technology<\/strong>:<\/a>&nbsp;Providing strategic advice on science and technology policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/members.parliament.uk\/member\/2172\/contact\">Crossbench Member of the House of Lords<\/a><\/strong><em>:&nbsp;Participating in the UK\u2019s upper chamber of Parliament since 2001.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.generalatlantic.com\/our-team\/\" title=\"Managing Director at General Atlantic\">Managing Director at General Atlantic<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Providing strategic support and advice to the firm\u2019s investment teams and portfolio companies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanhopecapital.com\/team\/\" title=\"Director, Stanhope Capital Advisory Board\">Director, Stanhope Capital Advisory Board<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Stanhope Capital is a wealth management firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carbonplace.com\/press\/net-zero-business-leader-lord-john-browne-joins-carbonplace-as-chairman-to-open-carbon-markets-to-the-world\/\" title=\"Chairman of Carbonplace\">Chairman of Carbonplace<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Heading the board of this carbon credit transaction platform..&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.generalatlantic.com\/climate\/\" title=\"Chairman of BeyondNetZero:\"><strong>Chairman of BeyondNetZero<\/strong>:<\/a>&nbsp;A climate growth equity fund co-founded with General Atlantic, focusing on investments in companies developing solutions to achieve net-zero emissions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/venterra-group.com\/who-we-are\/our-leadership\/\" title=\"Non-Executive Director, Venterra Group Plc\">Non-Executive Director, Venterra Group Plc<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Venterra is involved in wind energy development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equatic.tech\/dev\/old-pages\/old-home\" title=\"Chairman, Equatic Advisory Boar\">Chairman, Equatic Advisory Board<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Equatic focuses on carbon removal technologies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bluebearcap.com\/team\/\" title=\"Member, Advisory Board, Blue Bear Capital:\"><strong>Member, Advisory Board, Blue Bear Capital<\/strong>:<\/a>&nbsp;Blue Bear Capital is a private equity firm specializing in energy technology investments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrestrialenergy.com\/our-team\/advisors\" title=\"Member, Advisory Board, Giant Ventures\">Member, Advisory Board, Giant Ventures<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Giant Ventures is a venture capital firm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrestrialenergy.com\/our-team\/advisors\" title=\"Member, Advisory Board, Terrestrial Energy\">Member, Advisory Board, Terrestrial Energy<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Terrestrial Energy is developing integral molten salt reactor technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyperlooptt.com\/about\/\" title=\"Member, Advisory Board, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies:&nbsp;\"><strong>Member, Advisory Board, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/a>This company is working on high-speed transportation systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.projectcanary.com\/about\/\" title=\"Member, Advisory Board, International Environmental Standards PBC:\"><strong>Member, Advisory Board, International Environmental Standards PBC<\/strong>:<\/a>&nbsp;This company focuses on greenhouse gas emissions measurement, monitoring, and reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9O_BBhCUARIsAHQMjS4-iHcavNvF8JzDbft9t6hsUulFsEKg94Myxu9Ikuiu6Y4CBg9B4JcaAi9HEALw_wcB&amp;keyword=karryos&amp;matchtype=b&amp;network=g&amp;device=c&amp;campaign_id=19976812707&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=GF_Search_Brand_UK_FR&amp;utm_content=Kayrros_Exact&amp;utm_term=karryos&amp;hsa_acc=8220926764&amp;hsa_cam=19976812707&amp;hsa_grp=151682378761&amp;hsa_ad=697703383180&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-2269191285721&amp;hsa_kw=karryos&amp;hsa_mt=b&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=19976812707&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACTBgmIeGhlixc4la6Jx0aw7CHWD-\" title=\"Member, Advisory Board, Kayrros SAS\">Member, Advisory Board, Kayrros SAS<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Kayrros provides predictive analytics for energy markets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.angelenogroup.com\/people\/\" title=\"Member, Board of Advisors, Angeleno Group\">Member, Board of Advisors, Angeleno Group<\/a><\/strong>:&nbsp;Angeleno Group is a private equity firm focusing on energy and power.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s noticeable how Lord Browne is usually the Chairman or Managing Director. Clearly, being merely present isn&#8217;t enough\u2014 he must&nbsp;dominate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the venture capital companies focus on activities sometimes referred to as &#8216;green-washing&#8217;. Lord Browne&#8217;s own commitment to tackling climate change can be gauged by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netjets.com\/en-gb\/lord-browne-interview\" title=\" his enthusiasm for private jet\"> his enthusiasm for travel by private jet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&nbsp;I decided that I needed&nbsp;a private method of transportation. I didn\u2019t want to use any corporate assets to get from one place to the other on my private activities. And I wanted to be able to do it quickly because time was of the essence, so I\u2019ve used it a lot to fly to my other house which is in Venice, Italy. So one thing led to another and so I kept upgrading the contract. I started with a card and then I became on Owner for Citation XL and I was an Owner for the Citation for a long time \u2013 I think maybe I went through a couple of planes. And then I went onto a Phenom, which was ideal for me. So I used it to travel around Europe both on my private business and on my vacations\u2026and I like it very much. It\u2019s easy to get in and out of the airport, I find going through airports takes a lot of time if you are going commercially and it almost doubles the amount of time you have to spend on a reasonably short haul flight<\/em>.&nbsp;&#8220;<em> [Interview with NetJets<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As with Sir Arnold&#8217;s long list, it&#8217;s reasonable to ask whether so much power should actually be concentrated in the hands of one retired individual, no matter how well-qualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing sums up how the UK Establishment works better than this glittering gemstone from &#8216;Yes, Minster&#8217;. Sir Arnold is stepping down as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service. He will not be idle in his retirement. 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