Alan Grieve
In the late 1950s Alan Grieve was a bright young lawyer making his name in company and tax law at the legal firm Taylor & Humbert. Among its clients was John Jerwood, an enigmatic British millionaire living in Tokyo who had made his fortune in the postwar years through one of the world's largest cultured-pearl dealerships.
Senior partners regarded Jerwood as 'a little difficult' and were delighted to palm him off to Grieve. He began travelling the world with his client, who was soon also his friend and confidant. The pair bonded over the arts and in 1977 Jerwood, advised by Grieve, started the Jerwood Foundation as a personal vehicle for supporting music and educational projects. 'He had no children but he had money and liked education and the arts,' Grieve told The Independent, adding on another occasion: 'He wanted to give people that next step up.'
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