William Drake,

Co-Founder of Lord North Street Private Investment Office, William is involved in all areas of the business, including direct responsibility for client families. A barrister and US attorney, William completed his training in the corporate finance department of Kleinwort Benson. Then for almost seventeen years he was central to the development of Granville plc as a leading investment bank in the growth company sector. He has advised public and private companies and the entrepreneurs behind them on business strategy, board structure and remuneration. He is experienced as a non-executive director and Chairman. William is a Cambridge graduate, a Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and a Fellow of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment