Alan Howard (hedge fund manager)
Alan Howard (born September 1963) is a British billionaire hedge fund manager and co-founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP. In February 2013, "Forbes" listed him as one of the 40 highest-earning hedge fund managers. In 2014, he was ranked 53rd on the UK's "Sunday Times Rich List". According to "Forbes", as of 2019, Howard's net worth is $1.6 billion. Early life and education. Born in England to a Jewish family, Howard attended Hasmonean Grammar School, Hendon London. After graduating from Imperial College London with a master's degree, he  began his financial career at Salomon Brothers 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 New York Federal Reserve officials on economic policy.<ref name="Yahoo Finance/Reuters"></ref> In 2019, Howard stepped down as the CEO of Brevan Howard. He was replaced by then chief risk officer, Aron Landy. In 2020, Howard backed hedgefund One River Digital Asset Management in their purchase of more than $600 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum . The fund has commitments that will bring its total holdings of the cryptocurrencies to approximately $1 billion in 2021. 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. In 2010, Howard moved from London to Geneva, Switzerland. Five years later, he purchased a $14.5 million condo in Miami, Florida. In 2017, he returned to London. Howard has been active in Conservative Party circles. Howard founded the Alan Howard Charitable Foundation which contributes to charities that aim to support Israel and  other Jewish causes. The foundation has a central focus on Holocaust education, the homeless and Israeli film. Howard also operates a charitable foundation and supports homeless 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.<ref name="The Alan Howard Foundation/JW3 Speaker Series"></ref> In December 2019, "Reuters" reviewed documents of the Cypriot government which show that Howard requested Cypriot citizenship in 2018. Alan Howard (hedge fund manager