Early Life
Alan Howard was born in England in 1964 or 1965 to a Jewish family. He attended Hasmonean Grammar School in Hendon, London. After graduating from Imperial College London with a master's degree in engineering, he began his financial career.
Rise to Success
Howard began his financial career at Salomon Brothers, working in the ECU eurobond market. He co-founded Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP in 2002. The firm specialized in global macro trading strategies and quickly gained prominence. Howard stepped down as CEO of Brevan Howard in 2019. He was listed as one of the 40 highest-earning hedge fund managers by Forbes in 2013.
Key Business Strategies
Brevan Howard focused on global macro trading, making investments based on overall economic and political views. In 2020, Howard backed hedge fund One River Digital Asset Management in their purchase of over $600 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Philanthropy
Howard founded the Alan Howard Charitable Foundation, which supported various causes including Israel, Holocaust education, and the homeless. In 2014, he started The Alan Howard Foundation/JW3 Speaker Series to fundraise for the JW3 center in London. In 2014, he initiated The Alan Howard Foundation/JW3 Speaker Series, aiming to raise funds for the JW3 centre in London through conversations and events featuring leaders and experts. In 2013, Imperial College London announced it had received a donation of GB£20.1 million (about US$32 million) from Brevan Howard to establish a new Centre for Financial Analysis at their Business School. In 2014, he initiated The Alan Howard Foundation/JW3 Speaker Series, aiming to raise funds for the JW3 centre in London through conversations and events featuring leaders and experts.
