Ed Woodward was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England in November 1971. He graduated from the University of Bristol and worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and then J.P. Morgan & Co. Woodward advised Malcolm Glazer and his family during their successful takeover of Manchester United in 2005. He joined the team in a financial role before being put in charge of their commercial and media operations in 2007. He was named executive vice-chairman and appointed to the board of directors in 2012. In 2016 he secured the transfer of Paul Pogba for 105 million Euro which set a record and made him the world’s most expensive soccer player. Ed Woodward has also worked for Robert Fleming & Co.