George Robinson (hedge fund manager)

George Robinson
Born c. 1957
Alma mater Keble College, Oxford
Occupation Hedge fund manager, media proprietor, philanthropist
Net worth GBP £185 million[1]

George Robinson (born c. 1957) is a British hedge fund manager, media proprietor and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Robinson Sloane, a hedge fund headquartered in the City of London.

Early life

George Robinson was born circa 1957.[2] He graduated from Keble College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, in 1975.[3]

Career

Robinson started his career at the Swire Group in Hong Kong.[4] He then worked at Cathay Pacific, an airline partially owned by the Swire Group.[4] In 1985, he joined W.I. Carr and did research on the Korean Stock Exchange for them in Seoul, South Korea.[4] He then moved to Bangkok, Thailand, where he did research on the Stock Exchange of Thailand for W.I. Carr.[4] In 1991, he became their Director of Research in Hong Kong and China.[4]

In 1993, with Hugh Sloane, he co-founded Sloane Robinson, a hedge fun headquartered in the City of London.[1] He serves as a Director.[5]

He serves on the Advisory Board of Cerno Capital.[4]

In 2008, with fellow financier Peter Hall, he acquired 26% of Prospect, a British magazine of political affairs, from Derek Coombs.[2] As a result, both Hall and Robinson have a controlling stake in the magazine.[2]

He was worth an estimated £220 million in 2008.[2] As of 2015, he is worth an estimated GBP £185 million.[1]

Philanthropy

He has made charitable contributions to his alma mater, Keble College, where he chairs a fundraising campaign known as the "2020 Campaign." and he is as an Honorary Fellow.[3][6] He also serves on the Investment Committees of Eton College.[4]

He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Policy Exchange, a think tank based in Westminster.[5][7]

Political activity

He is a major donor to the Conservative Party.[5] From 2004 to 2015, he donated in excess of £400,000 to the party.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times (page 72). 26 April 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 James Robinson, Financiers take control of Prospect mag, The Guardian, 6 May 2008
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Keble College, Oxford: The Campaign Board
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Cerno Capital: Advisory Board
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Alex Hawkes, Major Tory donor forced to repay £2million after investing in tax-dodge scheme favoured by footballers and city banks, The Daily Mail, 21 July 2012
  6. ↑ Keble College, Oxford: Current Honorary Fellows
  7. ↑ Policy Exchange: Trustees
  8. ↑ Oliver Wright, Charlotte Leslie: Tory MP’s sudden change of heart over tax-avoidance donor, The Independent, 17 February 2015