Gilbert de Botton
Gilbert de Botton | |
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Global Asset Management | |
Spouses |
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Children | Alain de Botton Miel de Botton |
Parent(s) | Jacques de Botton Yolande Harmer |
Relatives | Leonard Wolfson, Baron Wolfson (father-in-law) |
Gilbert de Botton (16 February 1935 – 27 August 2000) was an Egyptian-Israeli-Swiss financial pioneer, who is considered the inventor of the open architecture model of asset management,[3] whereby a financial institution offers third-party products to their clients.[4] He was also a prominent art collector.[5]
Early life
Gilbert de Botton was born in
De Botton was educated at Victoria College, Alexandria; the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he studied economics; and Columbia University in the US, where he earned a master's degree.[6]
Career
In 1968, when the British and French Rothschild banking houses decided jointly to establish an operation in Zurich, de Botton was recruited as its first managing director. He went on to serve briefly as president of Rothschilds in New York in 1982.[6]
In 1983, Gilbert de Botton founded the
Legacy
In 2003, GAM and the
Personal life
Gilbert de Botton married Jacqueline Burgauer in 1962. The marriage was dissolved in 1988. They had two children: a son, the writer
References
- ^ Avis décès à Paradou : Gilbert DE BOTTON (65 ans) (in French). Linternaute.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Paul (30 August 2000). "Gilbert de Botton, 65, Money Manager for Rich, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "LSE collections". Archived from the original on 28 December 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
- ^ "Open Architecture".
- ^ "About Miel de Botton | Biography | New Album Magnetic". Mielmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gilbert de Botton obituary, The Telegraph, 30 August 2000.
- ^ "Global Asset Management: History". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Sunday Times Rich List". Thesundaytimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "London School of Economics and Political Science tribute to Gilbert de Botton". Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
- ^ "Life and times of Michael Green", BBC News, Monday, 20 October 2003, accessed 2 July 2010.
External links
- David Landau, "Gilbert de Botton: Self-made financier who revelled in money, markets and modern art". The Guardian, obituaries, Wednesday 20 September 2000.
- "Gilbert de Botton", The Telegraph, obituaries, 30 Aug 2000.