Jim Mellon

Jim Mellon is an entrepreneur and investor with interests in several sectors. He holds a Master’s degree from Oxford in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. From the mid 1980s, he worked as a fund manager in Asia and later in the United States until founding his own company in 1991. Jim is the co-chairman of Regent Pacific Group Limited, chairman of Manx Financial Group plc, chairman of Plethora Solutions Holdings plc, and chairman of Port Erin Biopharma Investments Limited. Jim has been in the top 10% in the Sunday Times Rich List for several years and is the chairman of FastForward Innovations. He is the chairman of his private company, Burnbrae Group Limited, which has significant investments in the life sciences, financial services, computer reselling, e-gaming, and leisure sectors. Jim spends considerable time evaluating different startup ideas and providing professional advice to people willing to invest in the most promising areas. He is also the co-author of four books: Wake Up!, The Top 10 Investments for the Next Ten Years, Fast Forward, and Cracking the Code. His most recent book, Juvenescence, is about biotech investment, and what he believes will be the coming biopharma revolution in longevity research.