Alan Howard, born in England around 1964, is a highly influential British hedge fund manager and the co-founder of Brevan Howard Asset Management. He grew up in a Jewish family in London, attending Hasmonean Grammar School in Hendon.

His education was rigorously technical before turning to finance. He graduated from Imperial College London with a Master’s degree in Engineering. This analytical and structured training provided the quantitative foundation that would later define his success in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of macroeconomic trading. He began his financial career at Salomon Brothers, working in the ECU eurobond market, quickly immersing himself in the global financial flows that would eventually become his specialty.

Alan Howard’s career is a masterclass in macroeconomic financial strategy. After his early experience at Salomon Brothers, he co-founded Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP in 2002 with four other former Credit Suisse traders. The company name itself is a synthesis of the co-founders’ last names.

Brevan Howard rapidly became one of the top global macro hedge funds, specializing in making bets on bonds, currencies, and other assets based on large-scale economic and political shifts. Howard's personal talent lay in correctly predicting major economic movements, particularly during the run-up to the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Even after stepping down as CEO in 2019, he remains an influential investment manager at the firm and is known for setting performance standards so high that some traders he dismissed went on to become stars at other firms. More recently, he has made a high-stakes pivot into digital assets, becoming a major player in the crypto investment world.

Alan Howard is a recognized philanthropist whose charitable focus has evolved but maintained a commitment to addressing fundamental societal challenges. Though his early 'Alan Howard Charitable Foundation' (closed in 2010) focused on Israel and Holocaust education, he continues to support homelessness charities.

His philanthropy is now strategically aligned with his expertise in technology and finance. He made a major grant to NYU Abu Dhabi to establish the 'Alan Howard Distinguished Professorship in Artificial Intelligence (AI)' and a PhD Fellowship in AI. This investment serves to foster local talent and position the region at the forefront of AI research. On a political front, he has been a high-profile donor to the Conservative Party in the UK, making a seven-figure donation to support political forces he believes are aligned with 'the importance of technology and innovation'.

Alan Howard embodies the ultra-high-net-worth 'Global Macro Trader' lifestyle—one characterized by global mobility, discreet residences in financial hubs, and an intense focus on performance.

His fashion is typically high-end, tailored, and conservative, reflecting the serious and meticulous nature of managing billions in assets. His luxury is expressed through location and access: maintaining residences in London, Miami, and Geneva, allowing him to be physically close to the world's most critical financial markets. His bold, aggressive investment thesis in Bitcoin and AI is perhaps the clearest statement of his current status—a willingness to take calculated, high-stakes risks that only a financier of his magnitude can manage. This strategic daring defines his status more than any single material possession.