Victoria Robey
Victoria Robey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Victoria Susan Hull 1959/1960 (age 61–62)[1] |
| Nationality | American British |
| Education | Phillips Academy Wesleyan University |
| Occupation | Banker, arts administrator |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Sharp Sir Simon Robey |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | John Gutfreund (uncle) |
Victoria Susan Robey, Lady Robey, OBE (née Hull, born 1960) is an American-British arts administrator and former banker.
Early life[]
She is the daughter of Lloyd Nelson Hull (1922-2018), lawyer and civic leader, and Mary Gutfreund (sister of John Gutfreund), who married in 1957.[2] She grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, US.[2] She was educated at Phillips Academy and Wesleyan University in Connecticut.[3]
Career[]
She started her career in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance at Goldman Sachs in New York and London), and subsequently joined executive search company Russell Reynolds Associates.[3]
Robey is chairman of the board of directors of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.[3]
She is a co-founder of Music Masters, a UK-based music education charity which works with schools, teachers and arts organisations with the aim of making music accessible to all.[3]
Honours[]
She was appointed an OBE for services to music in the 2014 Birthday Honours.[3]
Personal life[]
In 1987, she married Richard Sharp, a fellow Goldman Sachs banker, in Connecticut.[4][5] In October 2008, they were living in Kensington, and had an estimated net worth of £500 million.[1] They had three children together.[6]
Some time after 2014, she married British investment banker Sir Simon Robey.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "The 1000". Evening Standard. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Semmes, Anne W. (22 March 2019). "Robey Brings Honor to Father Via the London Philharmonic". Greenwich Sentinel. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Board and Advisory Council". London Philharmonic Orchestra.
- ^ Frazer, Jenni (27 October 2020). "Leading candidate to be next BBC chair is Jewish banking expert Richard Sharp". Jewish News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Victoria Hull Wed To Richard Sharp". The New York Times. 30 August 1987. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Bell, Alex (23 January 2015). "Getting to the Sharp end of a mysterious central bank". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- Living people
- Goldman Sachs people
- Wesleyan University alumni
- Phillips Academy alumni
- American bankers
- People from Greenwich, Connecticut
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire