Michael Ian Grade, Baron Grade of Yarmouth is an English television executive and businessman. He has held a number of senior roles in television, including controller of BBC1 (1984–1986), chief executive of Channel 4 (1988–1997), chairman of the board of governors of the BBC (2004–2006), and executive chairman of ITV plc (2007–2009). He sat as a Conservative Party life peer in the House of Lords from 2011 until after his appointment as chair of Ofcom, beginning in May 2022, and became a non-affiliated peer.
- Occupation
- journalist, talent agent
- Position held
- Governor of the BBC, member of the House of Lords, president of the Royal Television Society, Chair of the BBC
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
