Edward Goodchild

Experience

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  British Army

  Sept 1987 - Oct 1993

  Captain: Army Officer

  At RMAS proud to have been a Commandant’s stick orderly and then to have carried the Colours on our passing out parade. Peacetime service included airborne forces (P Coy and jumps course), heavy armour ( Challenger 1), armoured reconnaissance (Fox and CVRT) mounted ceremonial as ADC (on a horse!), and staff (HQ British Forces Belize)Commissioned into The Life Guards from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, attended the Junior Division of the Staff College, Regimental Signals Officer Course, passed the selection for Airborne Forces and latterly appointed Aide de Camp to The Major General Commanding The Household Division. Show less

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  John Govett & Co

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996

  Assistant Fund Manager (Equities)

  First role as a trainee Asian equities fund manager

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  F&C Investment Trust

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2001

  Senior Fund Manager

  Institutional asset management of pension funds and endowments, having a particular responsibility for Asia including Australia. Part of the Russell rated investment team.

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  Goldman Sachs

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Institutional Equity Research Sales

  Goldman Sachs JBWere: institutional Australian and NZ equity research sales to London based institutional fund managers. Greenwich ranked #1.

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  UBS

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2006

  Client Adviser/Director

  Client adviser for entrepreneurial and HNW clients across all wealth management services, with a focus on investment. Client finder/hunter.

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  Coutts

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Senior Private Banker/Vice President

  Coutts Private Office: UHNW private banker providing investment and banking advice to complex families.

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  Lombard Odier Group

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Senior Vice President

  Bespoke Swiss private client investment management and private banking for sophisticated clients.

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  Chawker: your wealth pilot

  Mar 2011 - now

  Founder

  Helping clients navigate wealth since 2011. We’ve won a clutch of awards along the way. Independent counsel is our hallmark. New useful toolkit in development built on our experiencewww.chawker.com

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  Lamwyk & Co

  Apr 2012 - now

  Founder

  Creative content for the proactive mind. Lamwyk has built on its heritage as a networking events series to publish the “The Lamwyk Journal” which goes out quarterly with a rising circulation of over 140,000 professional connections. Publisher of “What the Zendht!” by Edward Goodchild on Kindle and in hardback Feb 2025. www.lamwyk.com

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  Selbey Anderson Group

  Jan 2018 - now

  Co-Founder

  A UK marketing agency group established in 2018. www.selbeyanderson.com

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  Zendht: connecting technologies

  Jan 2018 - now

  Managing Director

  Our original technology group serves the professional services sector making life easier, simpler and safer for them and their customers.www.zendht.com

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  Deklum CLM: client lifecycle management

  Nov 2019 - now

  Co-Founder

  Client identification and verification, on-boarding and KYC made simple and safe for professionals, SMEs and the education sector. Our solution brings together a series of proven technologies into one cost effective service. Proud to be a competitive winner of a 2020 InnovateUK award.www.deklum.com

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  FSExpert

  Jan 2021 - now

  Expert Witness

  The expert witness specialists for financial services.www.fsxpert.com

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  Yoke and Company

  Jan 2021 - now

  Board Adviser

  Improving investment outcomes for charity clients.www.yokeandco.com

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  Vetted Adviser: for the professional you need

  Mar 2022 - now

  Co-Founder

  Free access to verified feedback on professional advisers across six core categories of Wealth, Law, Accounting, Property, IT and Business. www.vettedadviser.com

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  Citywealth

  Aug 2022 - Nov 2023

  Judge: 2023 Magic Circle Awards

  For over 17 years the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards have been attracting the leading professionals from the top Wealth Management firms, recognising the achievements of the industry during the past year.

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  Leading Craftsmen: crafted for quality

  Aug 2024 - now

  Co-Founder

  A new platform to promote, nurture, support and encourage craftsmanship. Exciting times for the wonderful community of makers.www.leadingcraftsmen.com