James Matthews (hedge fund manager)

Early life and education

The family own the "castle-like" hunting lodge on their Scottish estate. Matthews' brother, Michael, died in 1999 in a mountaineering accident on Mount Everest, hours after becoming the youngest Briton to conquer the peak. Matthews boarded at Uppingham School, in Rutland. He trained as a securities trader) at Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, now part of Goldman Sachs. In 1997 Matthews moved to a finance house called Nordic Options Ltd, which de-merged from Spear, where he became a senior equity options trader.

Racing

!Matthews racing in 1995

Racing

As a racing driver he has competed in such series as the British Formula 3 Championship. He won the British Formula Renault Championship title in 1994 for Manor Motorsport. He won the Eurocup Formula Renault in the same year.

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