Lord Jacob Rothschild has died at the age of 87, the powerful globalist billionaire’s family announced today.
The British financier, who was also well-known in the arts and heritage world, was a member of the notorious Rothschild banking family.
In 1963, he started his career in the family bank, NM Rothschild & Sons.
He then went on to co-found the then J Rothschild Assurance Group, now St James’s Place, with Sir Mark Weinberg in 1980.
Lord Rothschild – who had four children including the financier Nat Rothschild – also founded Windmill Hill Asset Management to manage the family’s philanthropic portfolio.
During his career, he held roles such as deputy chairman at the then BSkyB Television and was also chairman of trustees at The National Gallery.
Lord Rothschild also had a role as chairman of the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
In 1992 he also became president of the then-Institute of Jewish Affairs, now known as the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.
The family said in a statement Monday:
“Our father Jacob was a towering presence in many people’s lives, a superbly accomplished financier, a champion of the arts and culture, a devoted public servant, a passionate supporter of charitable causes