Sir Chris Hohn | |
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Born | Christopher Anthony Hohn October 1966 (age 57–58) Addlestone, Surrey, England |
Education | University of Southampton Harvard Business School |
Occupation(s) | Hedge fund manager and philanthropist |
Known for | Founder and CEO, The Children's Investment Fund Management Founder and Chair, The Children's Investment Fund Foundation |
Spouses | Jamie Cooper (divorced)Kylie Richardson (m. 2022) |
Children | 4 |
Sir Christopher Anthony Hohn[1] KCMG (born October 1966) is a British billionaire hedge fund manager.
In 2003, Hohn established The Children's Investment Fund Management (TCI), a prominent value-based hedge fund. Profits generated by the fund were initially proportionately allocated to The Children's Investment Fund Foundation, a registered charity in England and Wales that focuses on improving the lives of children living in poverty in developing countries.[2] He is known as an activist investor.
Hohn is worth $8.21 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in 2022 and was ranked among the most successful and wealthiest alumnus of Harvard Business School.[3] As of 2014, he had given over $4.5 billion to The Children's Investment Fund Foundation.[4] In 2019, Forbes put Hohn in the list of the world's most generous philanthropists outside of the US.[5] In recent years, Hohn has become an outspoken advocate of urgent action on the climate crisis, and a prolific contributor to the cause.[6]