Alastair John Naisbitt King

Alderman Alastair John Naisbitt King KStJ DL (born 5 November 1968), is a British financier and asset manager, chairman of Naisbitt King Asset Management Ltd,[1] serving as the 696th Lord Mayor of the City of London for 2024/25.

Born in 1968 at Cambridge to an academic father, Jack Naisbitt King MBE[6] (eldest son of John King by his wife Grace, daughter of James Naisbitt),[7] and artist mother, Ruth née Lewis,[8] he celebrates his Scottish ancestry.

Qualifying as a solicitor in 1995, King practiced with Baker McKenzie in the City and in Asia, where he started investing in emerging markets.

[22] Vice-Chairman of Breast Cancer Haven and Chairman of the British Liver Trust,[23] King is also a Trustee of the Lord Mayor's Appeal[24] and of Morden College.

[27] Known familiarly as Floxxie, she is a journalist as well as pursuing PhD studies in epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh[28] and serving as a 2nd Lieutenant in the British Army Reserve.