He was born in the London suburb of Kingston-upon-Thames in 1954 as the son of an RAF fighter pilot.
After leaving school at the age of 17, Finch started working as entry level junior at Petrofina.
Talis Capital is known for leading cybersecurity firm Darktrace's Series A in 2015, as well as for its investments in Onfido, Pirate.com, Luminance, iwoca, Garten and Ynsect.
[6] Their aim is to provide a better quality of life for disabled, ill or disadvantaged children in the UK as well as abroad.
Finch is also an ambassador for the World Land Trust, an international conservation charity, and a supporter of Lashings Wold XI,[7] a cricket club in Kent, England.