Background
Tony Morgan was born in Rochford, Essex.
Sailor Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation
Tony Morgan was born in Rochford, Essex.
At the 1964 Olympics he sailed together with Keith Musto in the Flying Dutchman Lady C. They finished second in their class and were awarded silver.
Following their olympic success Morgan and Musto were jointly namned Yatchman of Year by the Yachting Journalists" Association in 1965. Following his yachting carrier Morgan served as director and chairman in several venture capital trusts and renewable energy companies, such as Purle Bros, Redland, Morgan Hemingway, Wimpey Waste Management, Wistech, Re-Energy, and Octopus Investment. From 1984 to 1989 he served as chairman of the Hunger Project Trust.
In 1992 he was appointed Chief Executive of The Industrial Society a post he held until 2000.
He has been Chairman of the charity Youth at Risk since 1992.
He was a member of the Board of Governors of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1972 to 1977, as well a member of the Campaign for Social Democracy and the National Committee for Electoral Reform during the 1970s.
Morgan was a member of the Council of the Royal Yachting Association from 1968 to 1972 and a member of the British Olympic Yachting Appeal from 1970 to 1972.
