Paul Marshall (investor)
Paul Marshall | |
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Marshall in 2023 | |
| Born | Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall 2 August 1959 Ealing, London, England |
| Education | Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford INSEAD |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager |
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| Spouse | Sabina de Balkany |
| Children | 2, including Winston |
| Relatives | Penny Marshall (sister) |
| Awards | Knight bachelor |
Sir Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall (born 2 August 1959) is a British hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and media baron. He is the owner of UnHerd and The Spectator, and co-owner of GB News. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, he had an estimated net worth of £875 million in 2024, up from £630 million in 2020. In 2024, he topped The Sunday Times Giving List, having donated £145.1 million over 12 months to various charities, including a £50 million donation to the London School of Economics for the eponymous Marshall Institute.
Marshall was a member and donor of the Liberal Democrats, and in 2004 co-edited the influential Orange Book. In 2015, he left the party due to his support for Brexit, and subsequently donated to the Brexit campaign and the Conservative Party. His ownership of UnHerd and GB News led the New Statesman to name him as one of the most powerful right-wing figures in the UK in 2023, before his 2024 acquisition of The Spectator. The Financial Times described him as "an enthusiastic combatant in the UK's own version of America's culture wars".
He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours "for services to Education and Philanthropy".