| Hugh Sloane | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1956 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Bristol University of Oxford |
| Occupation: | Hedge fund manager |
| Spouse: | Kate |
| Children: | 2 daughters |
Hugh Patrick Sloane (born March 1956) is a British hedge fund manager. He is the co-founder of Sloane Robinson, headquartered in the City of London.
Hugh Sloane was born circa 1956. He graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in Economics and Politics.[1] He then received an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.[1]
Sloane started his career at GT Management (later merged with LGT Group) in Hong Kong in 1979.[1] By 1991, he was the chairman of its European investment committee in London.[1]
In 1993, with George Robinson, he co-founded Sloane Robinson, a hedge fund headquartered in the City of London.[2]
As of 2015, he was worth an estimated GBP £185 million.[2]
Sloane is an honorary fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford.[3]
He made donations in excess of £600,000 to the Conservative Party from 2004 to 2015, including specific donations to MPs Charlotte Leslie, Angie Bray, Nicola Blackwood,[4] and Alan Mak.
The 2002 Sloane Robinson Building at Keble College, Oxford bears his name, along with George Robinson.[5]
In July 2017, Sloane together with the Sloane Robinson Foundation donated £10 million to the University of Bristol, towards its new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus (TQEC).[6]
He is married to Kate, they have two daughters who live in London, and as of 2019, live at Banks Fee, an 18th-century Cotswold-stone house in parkland in Longborough, Gloucestershire.[7] Banks Fee is a grade II listed building.