Gilbert de Botton

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Gilbert de Botton was a financial pioneer in the 20'th century (died 2000), who is considered as the pioneer of the open architecture model of asset management.[1]

In 1983, Gilbert de Botton founded the Global Asset Management financial firm, a multinational asset management firm that was later owned by UBS AG from 1999 until December 2005, when it was acquired by Julius Baer. [2].

In 2003, GAM and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) have announced the creation of the ‘GAM Gilbert de Botton Award in Finance Research’, annual award given in recognition of outstanding research in finance, in honour of Gilbert de Botton.[3]

His son Alain de Botton is a writer and television presenter.