Alexander Gilkes

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Alexander Gilkes
Born
Alexander Mark Heming Gilkes [1]

July 1979 (age 44)
Camden, London, England
Education Eton College
University of Bristol
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse
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(m. 2012;div. 2017)​
Partner Maria Sharapova (2018–present) [2] (engaged in December 2020) [3]
Children1 son

Alexander Mark Heming Gilkes (born July 1979) [1] is a British businessman. [4] He is the co-founder of venture studio Squared Circles, which launched in 2020. He was previously the co-founder and president of online auction house Paddle8 from 2011 to 2018, when it was sold to The Native. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Early life

Gilkes is the son of Jeremy Gilkes, a dermatologist, and was born and raised in London. [9] [10] He was educated at Eton College and at the University of Bristol. [9]

Career

Gilkes has been based in New York since 2008. [9] He served as an auctioneer at Phillips de Pury & Company and worked at LVMH. Gilkes presided as an auctioneer for auctions including Madonna's Raising Malawi, [11] Elton John AIDS Foundation, [12] and amFAR. [13]

In 2011, he founded Paddle8, an online auction website selling fine art, photography, street art and collectibles. In 2013, the company did $US20 million in sales. [14] By 2015, the company reported "$US140 million" in sales. [15] Paddle8 was sold in 2015 to The Native. [16] [17] Gilkes stepped down from his role at Paddle8 in 2018.

In 2020, Gilkes co-founded venture studio Squared Circles along with Lukas Derksen and Paddle8 co-founder Osman Khan. [18]

Gilkes "has been named" as one of Fast Company's Most Creative Entrepreneurs in 2017, [19] the 100 Most Powerful People in the Art World (Art + Auction) in 2014, 2015 and 2016, a Digital Maverick ( DETAILS ), one of the 40 Most Important People Under 40 ( Apollo ) and appeared on Vanity Fair and GQ's best-dressed lists. [20] He serves on the board of the New York Academy of Art. [21]

Personal life

Gilkes married British-Bahraini fashion designer Misha Nonoo in Venice, Italy in May 2012 and the pair lived in New York City. [22] Their divorce was finalized in the summer of 2017. [23]

Since 2018, Gilkes has been in a relationship with Russian former tennis player Maria Sharapova. [2] They announced their engagement on 17 December 2020. [3] Their son was born on 1 July 2022. [24]

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  2. 1 2 "Who Is Maria Sharapova's Boyfriend, Alexander Gilkes?". Essentially Sports. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Maria Sharapova Is Engaged to Prince William's Friend Alexander Gilkes: 'Our Little Secret'". People. 17 December 2020.
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  22. ↑ Solway, Diane. "Alexander Gilkes and Misha Nonoo Wed in Venice". W Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016. And so this past May, one year after he launched Paddle8 and converted to Judaism to marry fellow Briton Misha Nonoo, 25, a rising fashion designer, Gilkes wed in grand style in Venice.
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