Paul Marshall | |
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Born | Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall 2 August 1959 Ealing, London, England |
Education | Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford INSEAD |
Occupation(s) | Hedge fund manager, philanthropist |
Known for | Co-founder of Marshall Wace Asset Management |
Spouse | Sabina de Balkany |
Children | 2, including Winston |
Relatives | Penny Marshall (sister) |
Sir Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall (born 2 August 1959) is a British hedge fund manager. According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2020, he had an estimated net worth of £630 million.[1]
Marshall was a member and donor of the Liberal Democrats, and in 2004 co-edited the influential Orange Book alongside a number of prominent Liberal Democrat politicians. In 2015 he left the party due to his support for Brexit, and subsequently donated to the Brexit campaign and the Conservative Party.
Marshall's ownership of UnHerd and GB News, as well as potential purchases of The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator led the New Statesman to name him as the seventeenth most powerful right-wing political figure in the UK in 2023.[2] The Financial Times described him as "an enthusiastic combatant in the UK’s own version of America's culture wars".[3]
Marshall was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to education and philanthropy.[4]
Marshall topped the 2024 edition of The Sunday Times Giving List, having donated £145.1 million over 12 months to various charities.[5]