Jeremy is Director of the Louise T. Blouin Foundation. He graduated in Modern and Medieval Languages from Cambridge University and became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979, being made a Fellow of the Institute in 1989.   From 1980-1998 he worked in arts funding from Deputy Director of Eastern Arts Association to establishing Eastern Arts Board as Chief Executive, then moving to The Arts Council of England to establish and lead the Arts Lottery Fund as National Lottery Director.  In 1998, he became the first Chief Executive of NESTA responsible for the establishment and leadership of the organisation. Until recently he has been Chair of the board of the English Touring Theatre Company .