David Harding (financier), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Harding (financier)

British Businessman

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Profession: stockbroker

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

David Winton Harding (born August 1961) is a British billionaire businessperson, and the founder and CEO of Winton Group.
He had previously co-founded Man AHL (formerly Adam, Harding & Lueck).
His approach favours quantitative investment strategies, using scientific research as the basis of trading decisions. Harding is also known for his philanthropy, which includes a £100m donation to the University of Cambridge, the largest ever donation by a British citizen to a university.
Harding has also endowed the Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory at Cambridge’s Faculty of Mathematics, and established the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development.
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With respect to scientific research, he has established a research programme into the physics of sustainability at Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory.
Politically, Harding has served as the joint-treasurer of Britain Stronger in Europe and chairman of the BSIE finance committee.