Paul Ruddock
British businessman and philanthropist
Sir Paul Martin Ruddock, (born 28 August 1958) is a British businessman, philanthropist and patron of the arts. He is a co-founder and a former CEO of Lansdowne Partners. In addition he is a former chairman of the Victoria & Albert Museum and chairman of the University of Oxford Endowment.
Early life and education
Ruddock was born on 28 August 1958 in Solihull, West Midlands, England. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, a private all-boys school, from 1969 to 1976. He read jurisprudence at Mansfield College, Oxford, where he received a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1980: as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in 1984. He has been a Bancroft Fellow at Mansfield College since 2008.
Personal life
Since 1991, he has been married to Jill Shaw Ruddock, originally of Baltimore, Maryland; the couple have two daughters. Jill Ruddock is a board member at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art and a trustee of Mousetrap Theatre Projects. She is founder and chairman of the Second Half of Your Life Foundation, author of the book 'The Second Half of Your Life' and a former member of the board of the Donmar Warehouse theatre.
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