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

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, a hedge fund headquartered in the City of London.

Early life

George Robinson was born in November 1956, in

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, London. He was a King's Scholar at Eton College (1970–1974). He matriculated at Keble College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, in 1975, gaining a BA degree in Engineering Science in 1979.

Career

Robinson started his career at the Swire Group in Hong Kong.Cerno Capital: Advisory Board
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, an airline partially owned by the Swire Group. In 1985, he joined W. I. Carr as their researcher on Korean Stock Exchange companies, working in Seoul, then moved on to Bangkok, Thailand, still working for Carr, to report on companies listed on the

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. In 1991, he became Carr's Director of Research in Hong Kong and China. In 1993, with Hugh Sloane, Robinson co-founded

, a hedge fund with its headquarters in the City of London. He was still a Director in 2012. He also serves on the advisory board of Cerno Capital. In 2008, Robinson and fellow financier Peter Hall, each acquired 26% of ''

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'', a British political affairs magazine, from

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.James Robinson
Financiers take control of Prospect mag
'' The Guardian'', 6 May 2008 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. Robinson was worth an estimated £220 million in 2008. As of 2015, the figure was £185 million.

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. He also serves on the Investment Committees of Eton College. He serves on the board of trustees of the Policy Exchange, a think tank based in Westminster. The 2002 Sloane Robinson Building at

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bears his name, along with Hugh Sloane.

Political activity

He is a major donor to the

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. From 2004 to 2015, he donated in excess of £400,000 to the party.

References

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