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JAMIE COOPER
HOHN
The biggest social wins will come from a shift in
mind-set that refocuses efforts on improving
organizational effectiveness.
CEO & co-founder
of CIFF
IInroducion
CIFF, THE CHILDREN’S
INVESTMENT FOUNDATION
FUND
The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation
(CIFF) was established in 2002 by Chris Hohn
and Jamie Cooper. The co-founders set out to
improve the lives of children living in poverty
in developing countries through strategies
that have a lasting impact. With a rigorous
business-like approach to philanthropic
funding, the foundation was focused on clear
returns for children from the outset.
Jamie Cooper Hohn
Jamie Cooper-Hohn is a co-founder of CIFF and serves as the
Foundation’s President and CEO. CIFF, The Children’s
Investment Foundation Fund is the world’s largest
philanthropy that focuses specifically on improving children’s
lives, seeking bold solutions to major challenges that face
children in developing countries, from climate change to health
services, civil rights, and security.
Jamie Cooper Hohn
Jamie Cooper Hohn
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
BACHELOR'S DEGREE - Smith College
MASTER - Harvard Kennedy School John
F Kennedy School of Government
Jamie Cooper Hohn
CAREER HISTORY
TITLE COMPANY TENURE
Co-Founder
Founder
President/CEO/
Founder
PRESENT
FORMER
Childrens Investment Fund Fdn
Childrens Investment Fund Fdn
Tci Advisory Services LLP 01/2003–PRESENT
CHRISTOPHER
HOHN
Founder, The Children's
Investment Fund Management
Networth: $7.9B
Real-Time Net Worth
as of 10/4/22
#241 in the world today
Jamie Cooper Hohn
Activist investor Chris Hohn founded The Children's
Investment Fund, a London-based hedge fund, in
2003.
The son of a Jamaican car mechanic, Hohn attended
Southampton University in the U.K. and got an MBA at
Harvard.
He briefly worked in consulting and private equity,
before joining Richard Perry's hedge fund, Perry
Capital, in 1996.
He opened Perry's first U.K. office and launched his
own portfolio, then left to start Children's Investment
Fund.
Jamie Cooper Hohn
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pdf_20221005_102344_0000.pdf

  • 1. JAMIE COOPER HOHN The biggest social wins will come from a shift in mind-set that refocuses efforts on improving organizational effectiveness. CEO & co-founder of CIFF
  • 2. IInroducion CIFF, THE CHILDREN’S INVESTMENT FOUNDATION FUND The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) was established in 2002 by Chris Hohn and Jamie Cooper. The co-founders set out to improve the lives of children living in poverty in developing countries through strategies that have a lasting impact. With a rigorous business-like approach to philanthropic funding, the foundation was focused on clear returns for children from the outset. Jamie Cooper Hohn
  • 3. Jamie Cooper-Hohn is a co-founder of CIFF and serves as the Foundation’s President and CEO. CIFF, The Children’s Investment Foundation Fund is the world’s largest philanthropy that focuses specifically on improving children’s lives, seeking bold solutions to major challenges that face children in developing countries, from climate change to health services, civil rights, and security. Jamie Cooper Hohn
  • 4. Jamie Cooper Hohn EDUCATION BACKGROUND BACHELOR'S DEGREE - Smith College MASTER - Harvard Kennedy School John F Kennedy School of Government
  • 5. Jamie Cooper Hohn CAREER HISTORY TITLE COMPANY TENURE Co-Founder Founder President/CEO/ Founder PRESENT FORMER Childrens Investment Fund Fdn Childrens Investment Fund Fdn Tci Advisory Services LLP 01/2003–PRESENT
  • 6. CHRISTOPHER HOHN Founder, The Children's Investment Fund Management Networth: $7.9B Real-Time Net Worth as of 10/4/22 #241 in the world today Jamie Cooper Hohn
  • 7. Activist investor Chris Hohn founded The Children's Investment Fund, a London-based hedge fund, in 2003. The son of a Jamaican car mechanic, Hohn attended Southampton University in the U.K. and got an MBA at Harvard. He briefly worked in consulting and private equity, before joining Richard Perry's hedge fund, Perry Capital, in 1996. He opened Perry's first U.K. office and launched his own portfolio, then left to start Children's Investment Fund. Jamie Cooper Hohn