Scott Mead

Scott Mead was born in Washington, DC. and photographer After receiving the Harvard Scholar award that year to attend Cambridge University, in 1979 he graduated Emmanuel College, Cambridge with a Master of Philosophy. Mead subsequently received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania law school in 1982. ==Business career==

1980s-2003 Early in his career Mead worked at First Boston Corporation, then moved to Goldman Sachs in New York, in 1986, and advisor for Vodafone's nearly $200 billion takeover of German telecom group Mannesmann in 2000—the largest in history. He also advised Vodafone on its $66.5 billion takeover of Airtouch Communications. Mead joined a group of investors around 2006 who had purchased the Boston Celtics. and later won the 2024 NBA Finals. Since 2010, Mead has devoted much of his time to photography. == Arts career ==

Mead minored in visual studies at Harvard, studying under photographers such as William Eggleston and Emmet Gowin in the mid-1970s. were displayed at a London solo exhibition titled Looking Back and Mead published the book Looking Back afterwards, featuring prints from his twenties. In October 2017 the aerial photography and philosophy book Above the Clouds was published by Prestel, with prints from the book exhibited in January 2018 at Hamiltons. His most recent book, Equivalents was published by Prestel in late 2022. The book, inspired by William Eggleston, features paired nature photographs, with text by Brad Leithauser. == Boards and philanthropy ==

He created The Mead Family Foundation donating the proceeds of his works, and becoming a board member of the institution. He has been a member of the board of visitors of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Through the Foundation, He remains personally involved in all of his alma maters, including Emmanuel College, supporting programs at Phillips Academy, Cambridge University, and serving on the Harvard Board of Overseers during 2022–2024. Mead has spearheaded a number of educational initiatives, and he backed and co-founded London's Notting Hill Preparatory school in 2003. and he joined the UK advisory board of Room to Read in 2009. A benefactor fellow at Emmanuel College, He is also involved in various athletic and arts organizations. He joined the executive committee for the Tate Foundation, and served on its acquisition committee. He served on the global advisory council of the WTA and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Mead has been a member of the trustees of Queens Club. He joined the rector's council of the University of the Arts London in 2012, and its court of governors in 2017. and, since 2017, is a trustee of the Royal Academy of Arts. ==Selected exhibitions==

• 2010: Looking Back - Solo exhibition / Hamilton's Gallery, London - 25 of Mead's prints from 1974 to 1977 were exhibited • 2018: Scott Mead: Above the Clouds - Solo exhibition / Hamilton's Gallery, London - several prints • 2019–2020, 2022-2025: Summer Exhibition - Group show / Royal Academy of Arts, London • 2025: Scott Mead: Moments in Time: A Photographic Journey 1972 to 2024 - Solo exhibition, Ladbroke Hall, London ==Books==

• Looking Back by Scott Mead; 2010. • Above the Clouds; Prestel; 2017. • Equivalents; Prestel; 2022. • Thoughts For My Children; Hurtwood Press; 2024. • Rites of Passage; Hurtwood Press; 2026. ==See also==