Our Team

James Bedford is a partner of Thornbridge. He has been working in finance since 1987 and has a strong understanding of both the wealth and fund management sectors. James was a partner in the equities team at Cazenove & Co. for many years and then a managing director in the funds team at JP Morgan Asset Management. James is a founding partner of Thornbridge Investment Management.

Abby is a Relationship Manager. She is focused on assisting with onboarding and compliance monitoring for firms that provide investment advice and fund distribution. Abby graduated with a Bsc Hons in Economics from the University of Warwick. She is currently working towards the CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance.

Henry is Head of the Investment Funds Team and focuses on portfolio construction. He gained experience working in regulation and investment at a large international corporate. He has experience in transaction monitoring & reporting as well as KYC and financial crime prevention. He graduated from the University of Nottingham, obtaining a Second Class (Division 1) in History and Politics BA and has subsequently obtained CISI Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management and a Diploma in Financial Crime Prevention from the International Compliance Association.

Charlotte is the Chief Operating Officer. Her responsibilities include finance, compliance, HR and the management and development of the Thornbridge technology platform. In addition to this she supervises the team responsible for the onboarding and ongoing monitoring of appointed representatives. She obtained a Marketing and Management BA, 1st Class Honours from Newcastle University. Charlotte has completed the CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance, CISI Investment Advice Diploma and the LSE MBA Essentials course.

Ella is a Junior Relationship Manager. She is focused on assisting with onboarding and compliance monitoring for firms that provide investment advice and fund distribution. Ella graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a First Class Honours in Economics with International Finance and Banking. She is looking to complete the CISI Level 3 Diploma in Introduction to Investment

Patrick Hall is the Compliance Officer and a partner. He has overall responsibility for regulation and compliance as well as fund structuring. Patrick is highly experienced in all aspects of fund regulation, investment advice and the appointed representative regime. He obtained a BSc. from Bristol University. Before moving into fund management and compliance, Patrick worked in FX and capital markets, primarily with Citibank and Chemical Bank. Patrick is a founding partner of Thornbridge.

Andy is the Chief Risk Officer. He began his career in financial technology and has spent the past two decades focussing on risk management, with projects covering credit, market and operational risk. Andy has worked across the spectrum of financial organisations including banking, private wealth, investment management and fintech. Andy’s experience includes EY’s Quantitative Advisory Services & Risk Management practice, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and as a consultant to tier-one investment management firms and pension funds. He has a Masters in Finance from London Business School and a BSc in Cognitive Science from the University of Sheffield.

Georgie is a Relationship Manager. She is focused on assisting with onboarding and compliance monitoring for firms that provide investment advice and fund distribution. Georgie graduated with a BA Hons in History from King’s College London and has achieved the Level 6 CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance and the Level 4 CISI Investment Advice Diploma.

Tyrone leads the trading function. As well as trade execution he assists on both fund analysis and the operational compliance and risk management of Thornbridge’s Fund Advisory and Wealth Advisory appointed representative firms. Tyrone graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance while also passing his CFA Level 1 in his final year. Tyrone’s previous experience includes Hedge Funds specializing in the derivatives space.

Edward is a Junior Risk & Compliance Analyst. He is focused on assisting the Investment Fund Services team with ongoing trade monitoring, portfolio monitoring and regulatory reporting requirements. He graduated with a BSc Hons in Economics and Finance from Newcastle University. He is currently working towards the CISI Investment Advice Diploma.

Liv is a Relationship Manager. She is focused on assisting with onboarding and compliance monitoring for firms that provide investment advice and fund distribution. Liv graduated from the University of Nottingham with a First Class Honours degree in History before completing a Masters in Digital Marketing at Henley Business School. She has completed the CISI Investment Advice Diploma and CISI Certificate in Paraplanning.

Tanya is a Senior Operational Risk and Compliance Analyst. In addition to producing analysis and research, she assists on trade execution and is involved with trade surveillance and monitoring, investment committees and regulatory reporting. Tanya graduated with an under-graduate Legal Theory and Economics degree and obtained a Second Class (Division 1) post-graduate degree in Financial Economics. Tanya has completed the CISI Certificate in Investment Management.

Richard is a Thornbridge Non-Executive Advisor. He brings a wealth of experience across the investment profession, having established Stoneware Capital, an FCA-regulated investment manager, in 2006. He began his career in 1985, qualifying as a chartered accountant and becoming an audit manager with Arthur Andersen, before managing money for three of the largest global investment managers: Hermes Investment Management, Deutsche Asset Management and Northern Trust. Richard is a Fellow and prior Chairman of the Board of CFA UK, one of the largest member societies of the CFA Institute, which promotes professionalism and the highest ethical standards. He has acted as an expert witness, including for the FCA, and graduated from Cambridge University. He was awarded the Wincott Foundation Prize by AIIMR (a precursor of CFA UK) and chaired the panel which was responsible for the Investment Management Certificate during the IMC’s formative years.