Alan Howard (born 1964 or 1965) is a British billionaire

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manager and co-founder of

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Asset Management LLP. In February 2013, ''

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'' listed him as one of the 40 highest-earning hedge fund managers. In 2014, he was ranked 53rd on the UK's ''

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''. According to ''Forbes'', as of 2019, Howard's net worth is $1.6 billion.

Early life

He was born in England to a Jewish family, Howard attended Hasmonean Grammar School, Hendon London. After graduating from

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with a master's degree in engineering, he began his financial career at

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and worked in the ECU eurobond market.

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

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officials on economic policy. In 2019, Howard stepped down as the CEO of

. He was replaced by then chief risk officer, Aron Landy. In 2020, Howard backed hedge fund One River Digital Asset Management in their purchase of more than $600 million worth of

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and

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. The fund has commitments that will bring its total holdings of the

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to approximately $1 billion in 2021. In 2020, Howard was named in the '' 50 Most Influential (Bloomberg ranking)'' People Who Changed Global Business.

Personal life

He was married to Sabine Howard, who is French, and they have four children. They divorced in 2015. He married Caroline Byron in January 2020 and they have two children. In 2010, Howard moved from London to

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, Switzerland. Five years later, he purchased a $14.5 million condo in

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. In 2017, he returned to London. Howard has been active in the United Kingdom's Conservative Party circles. Since 2019, he has donated £1.6 million to the party, including a one-off donation of £1 million in the spring of 2023. Howard founded the Alan Howard Charitable Foundation which until closing in 2010 contributed to charities that focused on Israel,

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education and the homeless. Howard continues to support

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charities. 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. In December 2019, ''

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'' reviewed documents of the Cypriot government which show that Howard requested Cypriot citizenship in 2018.

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performed at his wedding to Caroline Byron.

References

External links

Bloomberg, March 2009

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