Ian Osborne

Non-Executive Director
Member of the Corporate Governance, Nominations and Remuneration Committee, Havas

Ian Osborne is a graduate of King’s College London and the London School of Economics, where he obtained his degree in 2005. Early in his career, he worked as an advisor to Michael Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP, a business news agency, and former mayor of New York.

In 2009, he set up his own consultancy firm, Osborne and Partners, taking on DST Global, the venture capital fund headed by Yuri Milner, as a client.

In 2010, he helped DST Partners make lead investments in Spotify and Alibaba. Ian Osborne invests in the new technology sector and has played a key role in the rise of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), which raise funds to acquire other companies for initial public offerings.

In 2012, he co-founded and has since managed Hedosophia, an international venture capital investment fund. His investments include Spotify, TransferWise and Alibaba.

Current directorships/partnerships

Other companies:
Hedosophia: Co-founder and Director
Club Athlétique Briviste Corrèze Limousin: Member of the Supervisory Board
Connaught International Limited: Founder and Director
Connaught (UK) Limited: Director
Longsutton Limited: Director
Longsutton Sports Holding Limited: Director
Osborne & Partners (HK) Limited: Director
Airwallex (Cayman) Limited: Director
Polyai Limited: Director
Perelman Performing Arts Center: Board Member
Quantum Wealth Holding SPV Limited: Director

Past directorships/partnerships (last five years)

Listed companies:
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. II, III, IV, V, VI: Director and President
Hedosophia European Growth: Director

Other companies:
LCH Partners (UK) Limited: Director
FlixMobility GmbH: Director