John Makinson

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

John's diverse background spans business, consultancy, financial journalism and publishing.

He was finance director of Pearson before heading Penguin, and previously served as managing director of the Financial Times newspaper, where he had earlier served as editor of the popular Lex column.

John co-founded Makinson Cowell, an international financial consultancy, and was vice chairman of the US holding company of advertising firm Saatchi & Saatchi. John is chairman of the National Theatre and a director of the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian organisation.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
1
John Makinson has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 1, 2017, when STEM raised $28M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Nov 1, 2017 STEM Series B $28M Computer Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
1
John Makinson has 1 current jobs including Chairman at STEM , .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
STEM Chairman Jan 1, 2016 Detail