Sir Chris Hohn | |
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| Born | Christopher Anthony Hohn October 1966 (age 57) Addlestone, Surrey, England |
| Education | University of Southampton Harvard Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Hedge fund manager and philanthropist |
| Known for | Founder and CEO, The Children's Investment Fund Management Founder and Chair, The Children's Investment Fund Foundation |
| Spouses | Jamie Cooper (divorced)Kylie Richardson (m. 2022) |
| Children | 4 |
Sir Christopher Anthony Hohn[1] KCMG (born October 1966) is a British billionaire hedge fund manager.
In 2003, Hohn established The Children's Investment Fund Management (TCI), a prominent value-based hedge fund. Profits generated by the fund were initially proportionately allocated to The Children's Investment Fund Foundation, a registered charity in England and Wales that focuses on improving the lives of children living in poverty in developing countries.[2] He is known as an activist investor.
Hohn is worth $8.21 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in 2022 and was ranked among the most successful and wealthiest alumnus of Harvard Business School.[3] As of 2014, he had given over $4.5 billion to The Children's Investment Fund Foundation.[4] In 2019, Forbes put Hohn in the list of the world's most generous philanthropists outside of the US.[5] In recent years, Hohn has become an outspoken advocate of urgent action on the climate crisis, and a prolific contributor to the cause.[6]
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- ^ Armitstead, Louise (1 June 2011). "Hedge fund boss Chris Hohn gives away £1bn in five years". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaire Index". Bloomberg. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Court documents" (PDF). www.judiciary.uk. 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Çam, Deniz. "From Azim Premji to Carlos Slim: The World's Most Generous Billionaires Outside Of The U.S." Forbes. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Billionaire hedge fund boss pays himself UK record of £343m". the Guardian. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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