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 | Hedge fund manager |
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| Spouse | Sabina de Balkany |
| Children | 2, including Winston |
| Relatives | Penny Marshall (sister) |
| Awards | Knight bachelor |
Sir Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall (born 2 August 1959) is a British hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and media baron.[1] He is the owner of UnHerd, The Spectator and co-owner of GB News.[1] According to the Sunday Times Rich List, he had an estimated net worth of £875 million in 2024,[2] up from £630 million in 2020.[3] In 2024, he topped The Sunday Times Giving List, having donated £145.1 million over 12 months to various charities, including a £50 million donation to the London School of Economics for the eponymous Marshall Institute.[2][4]
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. His ownership of UnHerd and GB News led the New Statesman to name him as the seventeenth most powerful right-wing political figure in the UK in 2023.[5] The Financial Times described him as "an enthusiastic combatant in the UK's own version of America's culture wars".[6]
He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours "for services to Education and Philanthropy".[7][8]
- ^ a b Thomas, Daniel; Fisher, Lucy (10 September 2024). "Paul Marshall bolsters media baron credentials with £100mn Spectator purchase". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ a b Rodrigues, Nick; Kellett, Francisca (17 May 2024). "Paul Marshall is Britain's most generous man — but he doesn't want to talk about it". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Rich List 2019: profiles 201–249=". The Times. 12 May 2019. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "LSE Marshall Institute launches £50m social impact accelerator". London School of Economics and Political Science. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "The New Statesman's right power list". New Statesman. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Paul Marshall, the financier turned media baron bankrolling GB News". Financial Times. 9 March 2024. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B2.
- ^ "Birthday Honours lists 2016". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 March 2025.