Alan Howard

Alan Howard (born 1964 or 1965) In 2025, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated his net worth as £2.5 billion.

Early life He was born in England to a Jewish family, Howard attended Hasmonean Grammar School, Hendon London. After graduating from Imperial College London with a master's degree in engineering, he began his financial career at Salomon Brothers and worked in the ECU eurobond market.

Career Howard served on the New York Federal Reserve's investor advisory committee on financial markets and is one of a group of financial managers, who on occasion, advised New York Federal Reserve officials on economic policy.

In 2019, Howard stepped down as the CEO of Brevan Howard. He was replaced by then chief risk officer, Aron Landy.

In 2020, Howard backed hedge fund One River Digital Asset Management in their purchase of more than $600 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum. The fund has commitments that will bring its total holdings of the cryptocurrencies to approximately $1 billion in 2021.

In 2020, Howard was named in the 50 Most Influential (Bloomberg ranking) People Who Changed Global Business.

Personal life He was married to Sabine Howard, who is French, and they have four children. They divorced in 2015. He married Caroline Byron in January 2020 and they have two children.

In 2010, Howard moved from London to Geneva, Switzerland. Five years later, he purchased a $14.5 million condo in Miami, Florida. In 2017, he returned to London. In December 2025, it was reported that Howard moved back to Switzerland.

Howard founded the Alan Howard Charitable Foundation which until closing in 2010 contributed to charities that focused on Israel, Holocaust education and the homeless. Howard continues to support homeless charities.

In December 2019, Reuters reviewed documents of the Cypriot government which show that Howard requested Cypriot citizenship in 2018.

Lady Gaga performed at his wedding to Caroline Byron.

Wealth In February 2013, Forbes listed him as one of the 40 highest-earning hedge fund managers. In 2014, he was ranked 53rd on the UK's Sunday Times Rich List. According to Forbes, as of 2019, Howard's net worth is $1.6 billion.