Loyd Grossman

Loyd Grossman is Chairman of The Royal Parks and Chairman of Gresham College. He was born in Boston in 1950 and graduated from Boston University (BA), the London School of Economics (MSc Econ) and Magdalene College, Cambridge (PhD, MPhil).

He began writing for a number of music publications- including Rolling Stone, Fusion, and Vibrations- while an undergraduate. After starting a full time career in journalism with Harpers & Queen and the Sunday Times he was diverted into television where as a writer, presenter or deviser he was involved in a wide range of programmes including Through the Keyhole, MasterChef, Behind the Headlines, History of British Sculpture, Loyd on Location and Build Britain, He also wrote and presented a series, Composers at Home, for Radio 3.

Loyd’s knowledge of and fascination with food led him to create his own brand in 1995, which became Britain’s most successful new premium food brand.