George Robinson (hedge fund manager)

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George Robinson
BornNovember 1956
Sloane Robinson
Children3 children

George Edward Silvanus Robinson (born November 1956) is a British

Sloane Robinson, a hedge fund headquartered in the City of London
.

Early life

George Robinson was born in November 1956,

Engineering Science in 1979.[3]

Career

Robinson started his career at the

Swire Group in Hong Kong.[5] He then worked at Cathay Pacific, an airline partially owned by the Swire Group.[5] In 1985, he joined W. I. Carr as their researcher on Korean Stock Exchange companies, working in Seoul,[5] then moved on to Bangkok, Thailand, still working for Carr, to report on companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.[5] In 1991, he became Carr's Director of Research in Hong Kong and China.[5]

In 1993, with

Sloane Robinson, a hedge fund with its headquarters in the City of London.[6] He was still a Director in 2012. He also serves on the advisory board of Cerno Capital.[5]

In 2008, Robinson and fellow financier Peter Hall, each acquired 26% of Prospect, a British political affairs magazine, from Derek Coombs.[7] As a result, Hall and Robinson jointly had a controlling stake in the magazine. They later sold it, and Prospect is now owned by the Resolution Foundation.[7]

Robinson was worth an estimated £220 million in 2008.[7] As of 2015, the figure was £185 million.[6]

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.[4][8] He also serves on the Investment Committees of Eton College.[5]

He serves on the board of trustees of the Policy Exchange, a think tank based in Westminster.[citation needed]

The 2002 Sloane Robinson Building at Keble College, Oxford bears his name, along with Hugh Sloane.[9]

Political activity

He is a major donor to the Conservative Party. From 2004 to 2015, he donated in excess of £400,000 to the party.[10]

References

  1. ^ "George Edward Silvanus Robinson". Companies House. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Robinson George E S / Wood / Hampstead 5c 987", General Index to Births in England and Wales for 1956, 1956
  3. ^ a b "George Robinson". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Keble College, Oxford: The Campaign Board". Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Cerno Capital: Advisory Board
  6. ^ a b "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times. 26 April 2014. p. 72.
  7. ^ a b c James Robinson, Financiers take control of Prospect mag, The Guardian, 6 May 2008
  8. ^ "Keble College, Oxford: Current Honorary Fellows". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ "The Architecture of Keble College – Newman Quad". Keble College, Oxford. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  10. ^ Wright, Oliver (17 February 2015). "Charlotte Leslie: Tory MP's sudden change of heart over tax-avoidance donor". The Independent.
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