Sir Anthony Brian Cleaver (born 1938) started his career as a systems engineer with IBM UK Ltd in 1962. He went on to become a Chief Executive and Chairman. He was Chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and steered AEA Technology through its privatisation. He also chaired the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and the Medical Research Council.
Cleaver studied Literae Humaniores at Trinity College, Oxford, graduating in 1962.
He has served on the boards of Smith and Nephew, Lockheed Martin UK and IX Europe. In the field of education, Cleaver has chaired the Governors of Birkbeck, University of London and the Royal College of Music, both in London. In August 2007, Cleaver was appointed Chairman of EngineeringUK (formerly the Engineering and Technology Board (ETB)) in the UK.
He is chairman of recruitment company SThree and financial wrap provider, Novia Financial