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'''Rumi Verjee, Baron Verjee''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (born 1957) is a British businessman, philanthropist and [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] member of the [[House of Lords]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/working-peerages-announced |title=Working peerages announced – Press releases |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=1 August 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> Born in [[Uganda]], Rumi moved to the UK as a child before studying at [[Downing College, Cambridge]].
'''Rumi Verjee, Baron Verjee''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CBE}} (born 1957), is a British businessman, philanthropist and [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] member of the [[House of Lords]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/working-peerages-announced |title=Working peerages announced – Press releases |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=1 August 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> Born in [[Uganda]], Rumi moved to the UK as a child before studying at [[Downing College, Cambridge]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
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. <ref name="ft">{{cite web|last=Alibhai |first=Yasmin |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fd23a2ca-ecb0-11e1-81f4-00144feab49a.html |title=Starting over |work=Financial Times |date=24 August 2012 |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="asiantimesonline">{{cite web |url=http://www.asiantimesonline.co.uk/news.html?groupId=7&newsId=1272 |title=A philanthropist's passion for success |publisher=Asiantimesonline.co.uk |date=15 February 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012054730/http://www.asiantimesonline.co.uk/news.html?groupId=7 |archive-date=12 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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 the [[expulsion of Indians in Uganda in 1972]].<ref name="ft">{{cite web|last=Alibhai |first=Yasmin |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/fd23a2ca-ecb0-11e1-81f4-00144feab49a.html |title=Starting over |work=Financial Times |date=24 August 2012 |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref>
==Education==
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]].<ref name="asiantimesonline">{{cite web |url=http://www.asiantimesonline.co.uk/news.html?groupId=7&newsId=1272 |title=A philanthropist's passion for success |publisher=Asiantimesonline.co.uk |date=15 February 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012054730/http://www.asiantimesonline.co.uk/news.html?groupId=7 |archive-date=12 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==Business==
==Business==
Aged 27, Verjee approached [[Tom Monaghan]] at a conference in the US, and persuaded him to sell the [[franchising]] rights to [[Domino's Pizza]] in the UK.<ref name="ft" /> Verjee launched the chain in Britain and it now employs over 20,000 people in the UK<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dominos.uk.com/aboutus.aspx |title=Domino's Pizza :: About us |publisher=Dominos.uk.com |date=25 September 2012 |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821041436/http://www.dominos.uk.com/aboutus.aspx |archive-date=21 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1311763/ugandan-born-lord-vejee-uk-tycoon |title=How Ugandan-born Lord Vejee became a UK tycoon |publisher=newvision.co.uk |date=16 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> 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.]]<ref name="asiantimesonline"/> In 1995, he bought [[Thomas Goode (tableware)|Thomas Goode]], which holds two royal warrants and has over 160 years experience in iconic glassworks.<ref name="unltd">{{cite web|url=http://unltd.org.uk/2013/05/04/rumi-verjee-thomas-goode-co/ |title=Rumi Verjee: Thomas Goode & Co |publisher=Unltd.org.uk |date=4 May 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="theweek">{{cite web|url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/87406/moser-160-years-of-iconic-glassworks |title=Moser: 160 years of iconic glassworks |publisher=theweek.co.uk |date=16 Jan 2018 |access-date=16 Jan 2018}}</ref> He sold Thomas Goode in 2018.
Aged 27, Verjee approached [[Tom Monaghan]] at a conference in the US, and persuaded him to sell the [[franchising]] rights to [[Domino's Pizza]] in the UK.<ref name="ft" /> Verjee launched the chain in Britain and it now employs over 20,000 people in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dominos.uk.com/aboutus.aspx |title=Domino's Pizza :: About us |publisher=Dominos.uk.com |date=25 September 2012 |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821041436/http://www.dominos.uk.com/aboutus.aspx |archive-date=21 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1311763/ugandan-born-lord-vejee-uk-tycoon |title=How Ugandan-born Lord Vejee became a UK tycoon |publisher=newvision.co.uk |date=16 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> 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.]]<ref name="asiantimesonline"/> In 1995, he bought [[Thomas Goode (tableware)|Thomas Goode]], which holds two royal warrants and has over 160 years experience in iconic glassworks.<ref name="unltd">{{cite news|url=http://unltd.org.uk/2013/05/04/rumi-verjee-thomas-goode-co/ |title=Rumi Verjee: Thomas Goode & Co |newspaper=Unltd |publisher=Unltd.org.uk |date=4 May 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref><ref name="theweek">{{cite web|url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/87406/moser-160-years-of-iconic-glassworks |title=Moser: 160 years of iconic glassworks |publisher=theweek.co.uk |date=16 Jan 2018 |access-date=16 Jan 2018}}</ref> He sold Thomas Goode in 2018.


==Philanthropy==
==Philanthropy==
Verjee established a UK Charity, [[The Rumi Foundation]], in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charity Details|url=http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1115154&subid=0|website=beta.charitycommission.gov.uk|access-date=19 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> 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.
Verjee established a UK Charity called ''The Rumi Foundation'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charity Details|url=http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1115154&subid=0|website=beta.charitycommission.gov.uk|access-date=19 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> 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:
In keeping with its aims, the Foundation has supported a number of initiatives including:
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* The Global Leadership Foundation, established by Nobel Peace Prize winner, [[F.W. de Klerk]], which draws on the vast experience of former presidents, Prime Ministers, and senior ministers to discreetly and in confidence support current political leaders, promote good governance around the world and to strengthen democratic institutions and practices.
* The Global Leadership Foundation, established by Nobel Peace Prize winner, [[F.W. de Klerk]], which draws on the vast experience of former presidents, Prime Ministers, and senior ministers to discreetly and in confidence support current political leaders, promote good governance around the world and to strengthen democratic institutions and practices.
* Supported the launch, of [[Free the Children]] becoming Chair of the UK board of directors in 2014. Alongside Holly Branson, Verjee co-chairs the UK initiative, [[We Day]] which encourages young people to take a greater role in their communities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weday.com/2013/04/22/we-day-is-coming-to-the-uk/ |title=We Day – We Day is Coming to the UK! |publisher=Weday.com |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526074255/http://www.weday.com/2013/04/22/we-day-is-coming-to-the-uk/ |archive-date=26 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Princess Beatrice has since gone on to become involved in WE Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/02017101239274/interview-with-princess-beatrice/ |title=Interview with Princess Beatrice |publisher=[[hello.com]] |date=16 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/we-global-learning-centre-empowering-generations/article36352654/|title=Global Learning Centre Empowering Generations |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=16 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>
* Supported the launch, of [[Free the Children]] becoming Chair of the UK board of directors in 2014. Alongside Holly Branson, Verjee co-chairs the UK initiative, [[We Day]] which encourages young people to take a greater role in their communities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weday.com/2013/04/22/we-day-is-coming-to-the-uk/ |title=We Day – We Day is Coming to the UK! |publisher=Weday.com |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526074255/http://www.weday.com/2013/04/22/we-day-is-coming-to-the-uk/ |archive-date=26 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Princess Beatrice has since gone on to become involved in WE Day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.hellomagazine.com/royalty/02017101239274/interview-with-princess-beatrice/ |title=Interview with Princess Beatrice |publisher=[[hello.com]] |date=16 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/we-global-learning-centre-empowering-generations/article36352654/|title=Global Learning Centre Empowering Generations |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=16 January 2018 |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>
* An ongoing partnership with the [[Clinton Foundation]] on their Building Tomorrow project in Uganda.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/us/politics/in-africa-bill-clinton-works-to-leave-a-charitable-legacy.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|author=Amy Chozick|title=Carving a Legacy of Giving (to His Party, Too)|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=13 August 2013|date=4 September 2012}}</ref>
* An ongoing partnership with the [[Clinton Foundation]] on their [[Building Tomorrow]] project in Uganda.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/05/us/politics/in-africa-bill-clinton-works-to-leave-a-charitable-legacy.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|author=Amy Chozick|title=Carving a Legacy of Giving (to His Party, Too)|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=13 August 2013|date=4 September 2012}}</ref>
* Mosaic, a charity whose patron is Prince Charles and is dedicated to teaming up young people from deprived communities with high-flying mentors who can help them negotiate life's challenges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easterneye.eu/news.html?groupId=7&newsId=1272 |title=A philanthropist's passion for success |publisher=[[Easterneye.eu]] |date=15 February 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210094439/http://www.easterneye.eu/news.html?groupId=7 |archive-date=10 December 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mosaic Patrons – Lord Verjee|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqQZ3spmuJo|via=YouTube|publisher=Mosaic foundation (Youtube)|access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>
* Mosaic, a charity whose patron is Prince Charles and is dedicated to teaming up young people from deprived communities with high-flying mentors who can help them negotiate life's challenges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.easterneye.eu/news.html?groupId=7&newsId=1272 |title=A philanthropist's passion for success |publisher=[[Easterneye.eu]] |date=15 February 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210094439/http://www.easterneye.eu/news.html?groupId=7 |archive-date=10 December 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mosaic Patrons – Lord Verjee| date=12 November 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqQZ3spmuJo|via=YouTube|publisher=Mosaic foundation (Youtube)|access-date=7 February 2016}}</ref>
* Sponsoring the Wired Innovation Fellowships.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wired Innovation Fellows|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/wired-innovation-fellows-rumi-foundation|via=wired|publisher=wired.co.uk)|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>
* Sponsoring the Wired Innovation Fellowships.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Wired Innovation Fellows|magazine=Wired UK |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/wired-innovation-fellows-rumi-foundation|via=wired|publisher=wired.co.uk)|access-date=16 January 2018 }}</ref>
In 2009, Verjee was awarded a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] for his charitable work.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59090 |date=13 June 2009 |page=8 |supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jun/13/queens-birthday-honours-list-dbe-and-cbe |title=Queen's birthday honours list: Order of the British Empire, Dame (DBE) and Commander (CBE) |work=The Guardian |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> In addition, the [[British Olympic Association]] appointed Verjee to its advisory board ahead of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.<ref name="unltd" />
In 2009, Verjee was awarded a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] for his charitable work.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=59090 |date=13 June 2009 |page=8 |supp=y}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/jun/13/queens-birthday-honours-list-dbe-and-cbe |title=Queen's birthday honours list: Order of the British Empire, Dame (DBE) and Commander (CBE) |work=The Guardian |date=12 June 2009 |access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref> In addition, the [[British Olympic Association]] appointed Verjee to its advisory board ahead of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.<ref name="unltd" />


In 2015, it was announced that Verjee had become an adviser to [[MassChallenge]], the world's biggest startup accelerator programme.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mass Challenge|url=http://masschallenge.org/about/advisors|website=Mass Challenge|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>
In 2015, it was announced that Verjee had become an adviser to [[MassChallenge]], the world's biggest startup accelerator programme.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mass Challenge|url=http://masschallenge.org/about/advisors|website=Mass Challenge|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref>
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The Right Honourable
The Lord Verjee
CBE
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 September 2013
Life peerage
Personal details
Born1957 (age 66–67)
Kampala, Uganda
NationalityBritish
EducationHaileybury College
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge
OccupationBusinessman and philanthropist
Known forFounding Domino's 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.[1] Born in Uganda, Rumi moved to the UK as a child before studying at Downing College, Cambridge.

Early life

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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 the expulsion of Indians in Uganda in 1972.[2]

Education

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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.[3]

Business

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Aged 27, Verjee approached Tom Monaghan at a conference in the US, and persuaded him to sell the franchising rights to Domino's Pizza in the UK.[2] Verjee launched the chain in Britain and it now employs over 20,000 people in the UK.[4][5] 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.[3] In 1995, he bought Thomas Goode, which holds two royal warrants and has over 160 years experience in iconic glassworks.[6][7] He sold Thomas Goode in 2018.

Philanthropy

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Verjee established a UK Charity called The Rumi Foundation in 2006.[8] 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:

  • Established a Chair in perpetuity at Downing College Cambridge, to research the early detection of cancer in children.[9]
  • Endowed a five-year programme of Innovation Night Lectures at the Royal College of Art. Speakers have included will.i.am, Director of Creative Innovation, Intel, the fashion designer Christopher Bailey, Chief Creative Officer at Burberry, and Chad Hurley, Founder of YouTube.[10]
  • The Global Leadership Foundation, established by Nobel Peace Prize winner, F.W. de Klerk, which draws on the vast experience of former presidents, Prime Ministers, and senior ministers to discreetly and in confidence support current political leaders, promote good governance around the world and to strengthen democratic institutions and practices.
  • Supported the launch, of Free the Children becoming Chair of the UK board of directors in 2014. Alongside Holly Branson, Verjee co-chairs the UK initiative, We Day which encourages young people to take a greater role in their communities.[11] Princess Beatrice has since gone on to become involved in WE Day.[12][13]
  • An ongoing partnership with the Clinton Foundation on their Building Tomorrow project in Uganda.[14]
  • Mosaic, a charity whose patron is Prince Charles and is dedicated to teaming up young people from deprived communities with high-flying mentors who can help them negotiate life's challenges.[15][16]
  • Sponsoring the Wired Innovation Fellowships.[17]

In 2009, Verjee was awarded a CBE for his charitable work.[18][19] In addition, the British Olympic Association appointed Verjee to its advisory board ahead of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.[6]

In 2015, it was announced that Verjee had become an adviser to MassChallenge, the world's biggest startup accelerator programme.[20]

In 2017, it was estimated that Verjee had given away a total of £33.9 million, which equated to 20.54% of his wealth.[21]

Politics

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An active Liberal Democrat for several years, Verjee was appointed to the House of Lords in August 2013. His political activity includes support for the party's Leadership programme to improve representation from under-represented groups.[22][23]

On 17 September 2013 he was created a life peer taking the title Baron Verjee, of Portobello in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.[24][25]

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References

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  2. ^ a b Alibhai, Yasmin (24 August 2012). "Starting over". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "A philanthropist's passion for success". Asiantimesonline.co.uk. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Domino's Pizza :: About us". Dominos.uk.com. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. ^ "How Ugandan-born Lord Vejee became a UK tycoon". newvision.co.uk. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Rumi Verjee: Thomas Goode & Co". Unltd. Unltd.org.uk. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Moser: 160 years of iconic glassworks". theweek.co.uk. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Benefactors". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Rumi Verjee WILL I AM Jay Verjee And Dr Paul Thompson… News Photo | 143684326". Gettyimages.co.uk. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  11. ^ "We Day – We Day is Coming to the UK!". Weday.com. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Interview with Princess Beatrice". hello.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Global Learning Centre Empowering Generations". The Globe and Mail. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  14. ^ Amy Chozick (4 September 2012). "Carving a Legacy of Giving (to His Party, Too)". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  15. ^ "A philanthropist's passion for success". Easterneye.eu. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  16. ^ "Mosaic Patrons – Lord Verjee". Mosaic foundation (Youtube). 12 November 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "Wired Innovation Fellows". Wired UK. wired.co.uk). Retrieved 16 January 2018 – via wired.
  18. ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. p. 8.
  19. ^ "Queen's birthday honours list: Order of the British Empire, Dame (DBE) and Commander (CBE)". The Guardian. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  20. ^ "Mass Challenge". Mass Challenge. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  21. ^ Brinded, Lianna. "The 11 most charitable rich people in Britain". Business Insider. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Opinion: My twin inspirations – The Terminator and The Leadership Programme!". Libdemvoice.org. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  23. ^ Dale, Iain (16 September 2013). "Top 50 most influential Liberal Democrats: 26–50". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  24. ^ "No. 60632". The London Gazette. 19 September 2013. p. 18509.
  25. ^ "No. 60637". The London Gazette. 24 September 2013. p. 18816.
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gentlemen
Baron Verjee 		Followed by
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