Jeremy Mayhew is non-party Common Councilman on the City of London Corporation. He is Chairman of Barbican Centre (Europe's largest multi-arts centre) and Deputy Chairman of the City's Finance Committee. He also serves on a number of the Corporation's other main committees - including Policy & Resources and Community & Children's Services.

Jeremy is Senior Media Adviser at Spectrum Value Partners, a leading strategy firm focused on the media and telecommunications sectors. Most of his career has been in the media industry - originally in broadcasting; more recently, in publishing and new media; and, now, as a strategy consultant. He has also been a television producer, making news, current affairs, and documentary programmes, both at the BBC and in the independent sector.

Jeremy is also Governor of London Metropolitan University, a Member of the Council of the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry, a Trustee of both the City Arts Trust and the British Friends of Harvard Business School.

Jeremy read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University and graduated from Harvard Business School with a MBA with High Distinction.