Christopher scorn

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Christopher "Chris" Hohn (born October 1966 in Addlestone ) is co-founder, owner and head of the British hedge fund The Children's Investment Fund (TCI).

He is considered extremely media-shy, which is why there are hardly any publicly available photos of him. Without appearing in public, he donated over £ 466 million (about 590 million euros) to help children in the Third World . That is why he is referred to as a philanthropist , especially in the English media .

education

Hohn attended the University of Southampton and graduated with First Class Honors in accounting and business administration . He was then able to do his MBA at Harvard Business School through a scholarship .

Career

After graduating, Hohn worked in the financial sector at RIT Capital Partners and Perry Capital . In 2003 he then founded the TCI hedge fund in London. Since then, the fund has invested under his leadership in a wide variety of companies worldwide, including stock exchanges, banks, railways and electricity suppliers.

family

Hohn's father Paul, a European-born Jamaican , came to England in 1960 and worked as a car mechanic.

Hohn was married to Jamie Cooper-Hohn and is currently in divorce. Jamie Cooper-Hohn leads the funded among others by the TCI Fund Foundation " Children's Investment Fund Foundation " (CIFF), the aid projects in the AIDS -combat of children in Africa and India funded. The foundation also supports projects in agriculture and education.

capital

The Times estimated his personal fortune at £ 75 million in 2004. At the time, he was ranked 50th among the richest investment bankers in London.

According to the newspaper Die Welt in April 2007, Hohn's annual income is 220 million euros.

According to Forbes magazine , Christopher Hohn had an annual income of around $ 200 million in 2014 and around $ 1.8 billion in 2019, according to Bloomberg .

He has joined The Giving Pledge charity .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ CHRIS HOHN Co-Founder ciff.org. Accessed April 29, 2020 (en)
  2. ↑ ORF : " Brite donates 590 million euros for children's aid organization " - June 21, 2008
  3. ↑ Daily Mail : “ Generous hedge fund boss tops philanthropist league ” - June 28, 2006
  4. ↑ Top Executive Profiles Christopher Hohn
  5. ↑ International Herald Tribune : " Business and philanthropy in a sometimes rocky union " - November 13, 2006
  6. ↑ https://de.finance.yahoo.com/nachrichten/scheid-cooper-hohn-rekord-london-124601062.html
  7. ↑ Die Welt : Europe's first banking giant falls - April 22, 2007
  8. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/profile/christopher-hohn/?list=hedge-fund-managers
  9. ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-11/five-hedge-fund-heads-earned-more-than-1-billion-each-last-year

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personal data
SURNAME Mockery, Christopher
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mockery, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British owner and head of the British hedge fund The Children's Investment Fund (TCI)
DATE OF BIRTH October 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Addlestone