Graham Tuckwell
Graham Tuckwell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Canberra, Australia |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Fund manager |
| Spouse | Louise Tuckwell |
| Children | 4 |
Graham Tuckwell is an Australian businessman and philanthropist.[1]
Background and early career
Graham John Tuckwell was born in Canberra.[2] He lived at Bruce Hall at the Australian National University, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Economics in 1978 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1981.[3][2][4][5][6][7]
He started his career as an advisor to Vince FitzGerald in the Department of the Prime Minister.[5]
Financial services career
He later founded Investor Resources Limited,[5] and served as Head of Mining for the Asia-Pacific region for Salomon Brothers and as Executive Director of Normandy Mining.[7] He also worked as an investment advisor to Credit Suisse First Boston and Schroders, both in London and Australia.[5][7]
He is the founder and chairman of ETF Securities, an investment firm focused on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), exchange-traded commodities and exchange-traded currencies.[2][4][5][7][8][9][10] It holds A$30 billion in assets and it is the seventh largest ETP[jargon] in the world.[2][5] In 2003, he also started Gold Bullion Securities, an ETP linked to the value of gold as a commodity.[5][9]
Philanthropy
In 2012, he co-founded the Tuckwell Foundation with his wife[11] and in 2013 donated A$50 million to the Australian National University, subsequently increased to A$100 million as at 12 July 2016.[2][6][10][8][12][13] As part of the program he endowed, students are selected to become "Tuckwell Scholars" each year, receive a stipend of $20,000.[2][12] The program is overseen by "Tuckwell Fellows."[2]
The Tuckwell Foundation has also donated to the Education Building Fund and St. Columb's Anglican Church Hall in Hawthorn, Victoria.[11]
Personal life
He is married to Louise (Wright) Tuckwell, a philanthropist.[2][5][6][10] They have four children.[2][5] They reside in Jersey.[2] As of 2019[update], The Australian assessed his net worth at A$683 million.[14]
References
- ^ Australian National University to receive $100 million donation from former student; Australian Broadcasting Corporation; 12 July 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Macdonald, Emma (5 February 2013). "Billionaire gives back with $50m uni donation". The Canberra Times.
- ^ Australian National University to receive $100 million donation from former student; Australian Broadcasting Corporation; 12 July 2016
- ^ a b Graham John Tuckwell, Bloomberg Businessweek
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Tuckwell Foundation: Governance
- ^ a b c Rowbotham, Jill (5 February 2013). "Entrepreneur Graham Tuckwell donates $50m for ANU undergrads". The Australian.
- ^ a b c d "Aussie banker on British rich list". The Australian. 30 April 2012.
- ^ a b Thomson, James (1 August 2013). "Graham Tuckwell: a shining example". BRW. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b Bailey, Michael (1 August 2013). "Graham Tuckwell: why I didn't sell a $1.5b business". BRW'. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Strickland, Katrina (July 2014). "Giving It Away: Graham Tuckwell". The Australian Financial Review Magazine: The Wealth Issue'. p. 28.
- ^ a b Tuckwell Foundation: Activity
- ^ a b Dodd, Tim (24 February 2014). "No magic formula to being a Tuckwell scholar". The Australian Financial Review.
- ^ Dodd, Tim (24 February 2014). "Tuckwell pleased to start donation domino". The Australian Financial Review.
- ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.