Alan Howard (hedge fund manager)

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Alan Howard
Born Template:September 11 1963
England
Residence Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality British
Ethnicity Jewish
Alma mater Imperial College London
Occupation Hedge fund manager
Known for co-founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP
Net worth GBP £1.5 billion (STRL, April 2015)[1]
US$1.6 billion (Forbes, 2014)
Spouse(s) Sabine Howard
Children Daniel Howard, Leah Howard, Hannah Howard, Noah Howard

Alan Howard (born September 1963) is a British hedge fund manager, the co-founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, and a former director of the Conservative Friends of Israel.[2] In February 2013, Forbes listed him as one of the 40 Highest-Earning hedge fund managers.[3] In 2014, he appears at the 53rd rank of the Sunday Times Rich List.[4] His net worth according to Forbes is $1.6 billion as of 2014.[5]

Biography

Born in England to a Jewish[6] family, Howard graduated from Imperial College London with a Master of Science.[7] He began his financial career at Salomon Brothers and worked in the ECU eurobond market.[8]

Howard serves 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 advise New York Federal Reserve officials on economic policy.[9]

Howard founded the Alan Howard Charitable Foundation, which contributes to charities that aims to support Israel and other Jewish causes with a focus on Holocaust education, the homeless and Israeli film.[10] He operates a charitable foundation and supports homeless charities.[2]

In 2010, he moved from London to Geneva, Switzerland.[11]

References

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  8. ↑ "Alan Howard", Dow Jones Financial News
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  10. ↑ The Jewish Chronicle "The JC Power 100: Alan Howard" September 5, 2008
  11. ↑ "Alan Howard moves to Geneva" Efinancial News E financial news

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