Victoria Susan Robey, Lady Robey, CBE (née Hull; born 1960) is an American-British arts administrator and former banker.
Victoria Robey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Victoria Susan Hull 1959 or 1960 (age 64–65)[1] |
| Nationality | American British |
| Education | Phillips Academy Wesleyan University |
| Occupation | Arts administrator |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | John Gutfreund (uncle) |
Early life
editShe is the daughter of Lloyd Nelson Hull (1922-2018), lawyer and civic leader, and Mary Gutfreund (sister of John Gutfreund), who married in 1957.[2] She grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, US.[2] She was educated at Phillips Academy and Wesleyan University in Connecticut.[3]
Career
editShe started her career in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance at Goldman Sachs in New York and London, and subsequently joined executive search company Russell Reynolds Associates.[3]
Robey is chairman of the board of directors of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.[3]
She is a co-founder of Music Masters, a UK-based music education charity which works with schools, teachers and arts organisations with the aim of making music accessible to all.[3]
Honours
editShe was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours[3] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours,[4] both for services to music.
Personal life
editIn 1987, she married Richard Sharp, a fellow Goldman Sachs banker, in Connecticut.[5][6] In October 2008, they were living in Kensington, and had an estimated net worth of £500 million.[1] They had three children together.[7]
Some time after 2014, she married British investment banker Sir Simon Robey.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "The 1000". Evening Standard. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Semmes, Anne W. (22 March 2019). "Robey Brings Honor to Father Via the London Philharmonic". Greenwich Sentinel. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Board and Advisory Council". London Philharmonic Orchestra.
- ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N11.
- ^ Frazer, Jenni (27 October 2020). "Leading candidate to be next BBC chair is Jewish banking expert Richard Sharp". Jewish News. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Victoria Hull Wed To Richard Sharp". The New York Times. 30 August 1987. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Bell, Alex (23 January 2015). "Getting to the Sharp end of a mysterious central bank". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 January 2021.