Rumi Verjee

Rumi Verjee, Baron Verjee
Born	1957 (age 59–60) Uganda
Education	Haileybury College
Alma mater	Downing College, Cambridge
Occupation	Businessman and philanthropist
Known for	Founded Dominos Pizza in the UK

Rumi Verjee, Baron Verjee CBE (born 1957) is a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. Born in Uganda, Rumi moved to the UK as a child before studying at Downing College, Cambridge.

Rumi Verjee was born in Uganda and spent his early childhood in Kenya before coming to Britain. Many of the Verjee family assets were seized under Idi Amin's regime in 1972. He attended Haileybury College, Hertford, and Downing College, Cambridge where he gained a BA in Law, before being called to the Bar from Middle Temple.

Aged 27, Verjee approached Tom Monaghan at a conference in the US, and persuaded him to sell the franchising rights to Dominos Pizza in the UK. Verjee launched the chain in Britain and it now employs over 20,000 people in the UK Verjee sold his stake in the firm in 1989, and went on to oversee the development of the Brompton Hospital site. From 1993 until 1997, Verjee, alongside the singer Elton John, co-owned Watford F.C. In 1995, he bought Thomas Goode, which holds two royal warrants.

In 2015, it was announced that Verjee had become an adviser to MassChallenge, the world's biggest startup accelerator programme.

Verjee established a UK Charity, The Rumi Foundation, in 2006. The Foundation supports humanitarian work through education, innovation and knowledge building. Its work is principally focussed in the UK but has also supported projects in India, East Africa and South America.

In keeping with its aims, the Foundation has supported a number of initiatives including:

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