Richard John Reed, CBE (born 13 February 1973) is a British businessman, entrepreneur and public speaker.
[5][6] Richard Reed was born in 1973 in Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire, and grew up in Mirfield.
[7] He attended Batley Grammar School and went on to study geography at St John's College, Cambridge (1991–94),[8] after which he worked as an account manager in an advertising agency for four years.
[7] Reed is involved with various charities, and is the founder of Art Everywhere[9] and co-founder of the Innocent Foundation and in 2012 of JamJar Investments.
[13] At the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, Reed was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the food industry and to charity.