Patrick Thomson is Chief Executive Officer for EMEA, J.P. Morgan Asset Management based in London. Patrick joined J.P. Morgan Asset Management in 1995 and worked in Singapore 2000-2005 as global head of sovereigns, with extensive experience in reserves management in Asia and the Middle East and has worked with many of the largest asset owners in the world. From September 2022 to September 2025, he held the position of Chair of the Board of the Investment Association, representing the UK's investment management industry.

After graduating from Edinburgh University with an MA (Hons), Patrick served as an officer in the British Army for five years. He qualified as a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals in 2000.