Graham Tuckwell
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Graham Tuckwell | |
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 In an ANU video in 2019 | |
| Born | Canberra, Australia |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Occupations | Businessman and philanthropist |
| Known for | Fund manager |
| Spouse | Louise Tuckwell |
| Children | 4 |
Graham Tuckwell AO is an Australian businessman and philanthropist.[1]
Graham John Tuckwell was born in Canberra.[2] He lived at Bruce Hall at the Australian National University, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Economics in 1978 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1981.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
He started his career as an advisor to Vince FitzGerald in the Department of the Prime Minister.[4]
Financial services career
He later founded Investor Resources Limited,[4] and served as Head of Mining for the Asia-Pacific region for Salomon Brothers and as executive director of Normandy Mining.[6] He also worked as an investment advisor to Credit Suisse First Boston and Schroders, both in London and Australia.[4][6]
He is the founder and chairman of ETF Securities, an investment firm focused on exchange-traded funds (ETFs), exchange-traded commodities and exchange-traded currencies.[2][3][4][6][7][8][9] It holds A$30 billion in assets and it is the seventh largest ETP[jargon] in the world.[2][4] In 2003, he also started Gold Bullion Securities, an ETP linked to the value of gold as a commodity.[4][8]
Tuckwell is also the founder and Chairman of the venture capital firm ETFS Capital, and sits on the board as chairman of ETF Shares.[10] The firm has invested in companies including cryptocurrency ETF issuer 21Shares.[11] In 2021, ETFS Capital acquired etf.com.[12]