Overview
Andrew Eric Law (born June 1966) is a British financier, hedge fund manager and philanthropist. He is the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and major shareholder of Caxton Associates, a hedge fund headquartered on Berkeley Square in London. He is a major donor to the Conservative Party.
Early life
Andrew Eric Law was born in June 1966, and raised in Cheadle Hulme near Stockport, England. His father was a mechanical engineer and his mother was a nurse. He was educated at Cheadle Hulme High School. He graduated from the University of Sheffield in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, with a First Class honours degree in Economics in 1987.
Career
He started his career in finance at County NatWest, now known as NatWest. He then worked as a trader at the Chemical Bank. In 1996, he joined Goldman Sachs, later becoming a managing director, where he oversaw FICC.
Caxton Associates
He started working at Caxton Associates in London in 2003. In 2008, he became its chief investment officer. Since 2012, he has been its chairman and chief executive officer. Law is the company's main shareholder.
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