In 1994, he began his private equity investing career with 3i plc, followed by two years at Bankers Trust of New York, where he was managing director of European Acquisition Finance.

[5] Offord is the founder and chair of Edinburgh-based private equity company, Badenoch and Co.[6] He has donated £147,500 to the Conservative Party.

[7] Offord was a member of the Advisory Board at the Centre for Social Justice,[8] a right-wing think-tank established by former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith.

"[20] The article also mentioned that Offord’s support of the Conservatives goes back at least 14 years, with the businessman donating £15,000 as recently as November 2019.

[27][1] He was created Baron Offord of Garvel, of Greenock in the County of Renfrewshire, on 14 October and introduced to the House of Lords the next day.

[36] He was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services as a trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.