George Robinson

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

Early life George Robinson was born in November 1956, in Hampstead, 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. He then worked at Cathay Pacific, an airline partially owned by the Swire Group. He was still a Director in 2012. He also serves on the advisory board of Cerno Capital. 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. He also serves on the Investment Committees of Eton College.

Political activity He is a major donor to the Conservative Party. From 2004 to 2015, he donated in excess of £400,000 to the party.