Education
Parry Mitchell holds a B.Sc (Economy) from the University of London and an Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School New New York
politician Member of the House of Lords
Parry Mitchell holds a B.Sc (Economy) from the University of London and an Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School New New York
On 10 May 2000, Mitchell was created a life peer as Baron Mitchell, of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden, and introduced in the House of Lords on 24 May 2000. As a multi-faceted entrepreneur he founded, grew and subsequently sold, three international companies in the Information Technology services sector: Standard Chartered Leasing Limited. United Leasing plc and Syscap PLC
Today his interest is in start-up companies.
He is a director of an iPad App start up in Manhattan, called Zuse - a multitasking browser, and he is also chairman of Instant Impact, based in London.
As a political entrepreneur he helped found the Social Democratic Party in 1980 and stood twice (unsuccessfully) for Parliament: in Ealing Acton (1983) and then in Salisbury (1987). He was ennobled in 2000 and takes the Labour whip.
He served on the Science and Technology Select Committee. In 2012 he was appointed Shadow Business Minister but stepped down in 2013.
In July 2013 he was appointed as Labour"s Enterprise Adviser.
He persuaded the Government to reverse its position and back an amendment to regulate payday lending which became law in 2014.