Simon Brazier

Simon Richard Brazier (born August 1975) is a British investment manager and company director. In 2023, he became Chairman of Ratsey & Lapthorn.

Brazier studied Economics and French at Durham University. He began his career in 1998 at Schroders. He moved to Threadneedle in 2010, where he became Head of UK equities, and then Investec in 2014.

From 2015 until his resignation in 2023, Brazier managed the UK Alpha fund at Ninety One, one of the 'big four' UK growth funds. Brazier had early success while in charge of UK Alpha, doubling the return of the FTSE All-Share Index, but later results were less impressive.