Sir Donald Hood Brydon CBE (born 1945) is a British businessman who is chairman of the Sage Group and of the Charities Chance to Shine and The Science Museum Foundation.
[1] He was previously chairman of London Stock Exchange Group, Royal Mail, Smiths Group, the London Metal Exchange, Amersham plc, Taylor Nelson Sofres, ifs School of Finance, the Medical Research Council and EveryChild and a Director of Allied Domecq and Scottish Power.
Brydon attended George Watson's College, before studying at the University of Edinburgh and graduating in Mathematical Science in 1967.
During this time he was chairman of the University's Conservative Association alongside his fellow Watsonian Malcolm Rifkind, who was secretary.
[6] As chairman of the Royal Mail, whilst in office for a period of six years Brydon oversaw the controversial privatisation of the 499-year-old institution.