Scott Mead is a fine art photographer, philanthropist and investor. He was a partner and managing director at Goldman Sachs, a senior advisor at Apax Partners, and a founding partner of Richmond Park Partners.

Scott studied photography under renowned photographers William Eggleston and Emmet Gowin in the mid-1970s and was an active photographer for nearly 15 years prior to his banking career. In 2009, he rediscovered his extensive archive in the attic, and with the encouragement and guidance of a number of artists and friends, he resumed his artistic voyage.

Mead has published four books of his photographic work and has had numerous exhibitions, his most recent being a solo exhibition, Moments in Time: A Photographic Journey 1972 – 2024, featuring over 100 works, which took place in London in 2025.  

He serves or has served on many boards in the UK and USA including the Royal Academy Trust, the Tate Foundation Executive Committee, the Photographers’ Gallery, the International Center of Photography, Cambridge University, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Harvard University Board of Overseers, Harvard Alumni Association, Phillips Academy (Andover) and the Women’s and Men’s Tennis Associations (WTA and ATP Tours).

Through the Mead Family Foundation, of which he is chairman and founder, he has established numerous fellowships, endowments, and other opportunities for artists, medical researchers, athletes, and students.

Location: London, England