Biography

Ross serves as the CEO of Harneys Fiduciary, where he sets the overarching vision, drives organisational growth, and ensures strategic execution. With a distinguished career as a lawyer and partner, Ross is the former Global Managing Partner of the Harneys Group. He has been with the business for over 20 years.

Previously, he led the Investment Funds practice in the British Virgin Islands at Harneys law firm, our strategic alliance partner, advising clients on all aspects of the formation, operation and restructuring of offshore investment funds as well as the impact of relevant financial services and securities laws. He was closely involved in the introduction of the BVI’s Securities and Investment Business Act (SIBA) in 2010. He relocated to London in 2014.

Ross is the former chairman of both the BVI Financial Services Commission’s Securities, Investment Business and Mutual Funds Advisory Committee and the BVI Investment Funds Association as well as a former member of the Company Law Review Advisory Committee. He remains involved in various public-private committees in the BVI and regularly consults with government on issues related to regulatory developments and new products. He is a contributing editor to British Virgin Islands Commercial Law (Sweet & Maxwell), now in its third edition.

Prior to joining the Harneys Group, Ross worked in corporate finance at Hammonds LLP (now Squire Patton Boggs LLP) in England.