Bernard Gray

Sir Bernard Peter Gray (born 6 September 1960 in Redhill, Surrey) is a British businessman, journalist, and former government worker.

Gray read chemistry at the University of Oxford.

Gray worked for five years in investment banking and capital markets, for Bankers Trust and Chase Manhattan, in London and New York City.

He spent nearly ten years as a journalist at the Financial Times Group, including as a defence correspondent. He was recognised in the Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards in 1996 for the Best Defence Submission.

From 1997 to 1999 Gray was a special adviser to former Defence Secretaries George Robertson and Geoff Hoon, during which time Gray directed the Strategic Defence Review of 1998.

From 1999 to 2001 he was Strategy Director of the UK publishing and events division of United Business Media, CMP Information. He was heavily involved in the proposed Carlton-UBM merger. From 2003 to 2006 he was a non-executive director of Cable & Wireless; he was also chairman of the company's remuneration committee. He has also served as non-executive director for the UK broadcaster Five.

In October 2005, Gray was appointed as chief executive of TSL Education Limited, publisher of the Times Educational Supplement, when it was acquired by Exponent.

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