George Robinson
Born1956
Alma materKeble College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Hedge fund manager, media proprietor, philanthropist
Children3 Children

George Edward Silvanus Robinson (born November 1956) is a British hedge fund manager, media proprietor and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Sloane Robinson, a hedge fund headquartered in the City of London.

Early life

George Robinson was born in November 1956,[1] in Hampstead.[2] He matriculated at Keble College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, in 1975.[3]

Career

Robinson started his career at the Swire Group in Hong Kong.[4] He then worked at Cathay Pacific, an airline partially owned by the Swire Group.[4] In 1985, he joined W. I. Carr as their researcher on Korean Stock Exchange companies, working in Seoul,[4] then moved on to Bangkok, Thailand, still working for Carr, to report on companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.[4] In 1991, he became Carr’s Director of Research in Hong Kong and China.[4]

In 1993, with Hugh Sloane, Robinson co-founded Sloane Robinson, a hedge fund with its headquarters in the City of London.[5] He was still a Director in 2012. He also serves on the advisory board of Cerno Capital.[4]

In 2008, Robinson and fellow financier Peter Hall, each acquired 26% of Prospect, a British political affairs magazine, from Derek Coombs.[6] 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.[6]

Robinson was worth an estimated £220 million in 2008.[6] As of 2015, the figure was £185 million.[5]

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.[3][7] He also serves on the Investment Committees of Eton College.[4]

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

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.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "George Edward Silvanus Robinson". Companies House. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ↑ ”Robinson George E S / Wood / Hampstead 5c 987” in General Index to Births in England and Wales for 1956
  3. 1 2 "Keble College, Oxford: The Campaign Board". Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cerno Capital: Advisory Board
  5. 1 2 "Sunday Times Rich List". The Sunday Times. No. page 72. 26 April 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 James Robinson, Financiers take control of Prospect mag, The Guardian, 6 May 2008
  7. ↑ "Keble College, Oxford: Current Honorary Fellows". Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Oliver Wright, Charlotte Leslie: Tory MP’s sudden change of heart over tax-avoidance donor, The Independent, 17 February 2015
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