Alan Howard (hedge fund manager)

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Alan Howard
Born1964or1965(age 59–60)
England
Education Hasmonean Grammar School
Alma mater Imperial College London
OccupationHedge fund manager
Known forCo-founder of Brevan Howard
Spouses
Sabine Howard
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(div. 2015)​
Caroline Byron
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(m. 2020)​
Children6

Alan Howard (born 1964 or 1965) [1] is a British billionaire hedge fund manager and co-founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP. [2] In February 2013, Forbes listed him as one of the 40 highest-earning hedge fund managers. [3] In 2014, he was ranked 53rd on the UK's Sunday Times Rich List . [4] According to Forbes, as of 2019, Howard's net worth is $1.6 billion. [5]

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Early life

He was born in England to a Jewish [1] family, Howard attended Hasmonean Grammar School, Hendon London. After graduating from Imperial College London with a master's degree in engineering, [6] he began his financial career at Salomon Brothers and worked in the ECU eurobond market. [7]

Career

Howard served on the New York Federal Reserve's investor advisory committee on financial markets and is one of a group of financial managers, who on occasion, advised New York Federal Reserve officials on economic policy. [8]

In 2019, Howard stepped down as the CEO of Brevan Howard. He was replaced by then chief risk officer, Aron Landy. [9] [10]

In 2020, Howard backed hedge fund One River Digital Asset Management in their purchase of more than $600 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum. [11] The fund has commitments that will bring its total holdings of the cryptocurrencies to approximately $1 billion in 2021.

In 2020, Howard was named in the 50 Most Influential (Bloomberg ranking) People Who Changed Global Business. [12]

Personal life

He was married to Sabine Howard, who is French, and they have four children. [13] [14] They divorced in 2015. He married Caroline Byron in January 2020 and they have two children. [15]

In 2010, Howard moved from London to Geneva, Switzerland. [16] Five years later, he purchased a $14.5 million condo in Miami, Florida. [17] In 2017, he returned to London. [18]

Howard has been active in the United Kingdom's Conservative Party circles. [2] Since 2019, he has donated £1.6 million to the party, including a one-off donation of £1 million in the spring of 2023. [19]

Howard founded the Alan Howard Charitable Foundation which until closing in 2010 [20] contributed to charities that focused on Israel, Holocaust education and the homeless. [21] Howard continues to support homeless charities. [2]

In 2014, Howard started The Alan Howard Foundation/JW3 Speaker Series, which is a collection of conversations, talks, and entertainment by leaders and experts in their respective fields. Each event is intended to raise money for the JW3 centre in London. [22] [23] [24]

In December 2019, Reuters reviewed documents of the Cypriot government which show that Howard requested Cypriot citizenship in 2018. [25]

Lady Gaga performed at his wedding to Caroline Byron. [26]

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  2. 1 2 3 "The Business On... Alan Howard, Founder, Brevan Howard" . The Independent . 21 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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  4. ↑ "2014 Sunday Times Rich List". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Alan Howard". Forbes.
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  8. ↑ Goldstein, Matthew; Ablan, Jennifer; Wachtel, Katya (10 October 2013). "Top global hedge fund Brevan Howard takes emerging markets hit". Reuters. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Brevan Howard founder Alan Howard to step down as CEO". Reuters. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Fletcher, Laurence (29 October 2019). "Alan Howard to step down as Brevan Howard CEO" . Financial Times . Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Bitcoin Whale Emerges With $1 Billion, Alan Howard's Backing". Bloomberg.com. 16 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Bloomberg 50". Bloomberg. 3 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "English Billionaire Alan Howard Settles Ownership Dispute Over Painting For $10 Million". Jewish Business News. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Agnew, Harriet. "Alan Howard moves to Geneva". fnlondon.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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