Michael Grade

Michael Grade has had a long career in broadcasting, encompassing London Weekend Television, the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4. He has chaired the BBC, ITV, and Pinewood/Shepperton Film Studios. He is co-founder of the GradeLinnit company, which produces for the theatre.

He is Chairman of the Arora Group’s Heathrow Expansion Advisory Board, having also been Chairman of Ocado, First Leisure Corporation, Camelot, the Charity Fundraising Regulator, and Bradford’s Media Museum as well as being a member of the former Press Complaints Commission and a trustee of the Science Museum.

Michael Grade sits in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated Peer. His Peerage was created in January 2011.

Michael Grade joined the Ofcom Board on 1 May 2022. His appointment runs until 30 April 2026.