Sir John Oliver Frank Kingman KCB (born 24 April 1969) has been Group Chairman of Legal and General plc since 2016.
He is also Chair of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), which oversees £7bn of annual Government science and innovation funding.
In 2018 he undertook an independent review of the Financial Reporting Council, recommending its replacement by a new Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority and ending self-regulation of the major audit firms.
The Government has committed to taking forward his recommendations.He is a former Second Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury.
He is the son of Sir John Frank Charles Kingman FRS.