Sir Paul Martin Ruddock, FSA (born 28 August 1958) [1] is a British businessman, philanthropist and patron of the arts. He is a co-founder and a former CEO of Lansdowne Partners.

Sir Paul is the former Chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum having served two terms. His second term ended September 2015. He was also the Chair of the World War 1 Cathedral emergency repair panel. And Chair or the UK Cathedral and …

Oct 7, 2022 · First off, there’s Sir Paul, 64, and Lady Ruddock, 66, worth a combined £300m in 2018, who were lead donors on the V&A’s £32m renovation of its Medieval & Renaissance galleries.

Sir Paul first visited the V&A when he was eight, served two terms as Chairman and has helped raise over £200 million for the museum. He was the lead private donor on the renovation of the critically acclaimed Medieval and Renaissance Galleries. The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts also funded the redevelopment of the V&A’s Cast Courts.

Potteries Museum, Stoke on Trent: ‘Majolica Mania, Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915’. October 2022 – January 2023. The Hayward Gallery, London: ‘Linder: Danger Came Smiling’. 2020: No prize.

Advisory Board Sir Paul Ruddock FSA (Chair).

He and his wife Jill Shaw Ruddock have given away around £40 million over the last twenty years. He was knighted in 2012 for services to the arts and philanthropy. Sir Paul is a self-taught philanthropist who believes in backing inspirational organisations and people, chiefly in the arts.

Sir Paul Ruddock is Chair of Oxford University Endowment Management and Chair of the Oxford University Investment Committee. Sir Paul was a co-founder of Lansdowne...

Sir Paul Ruddock is Chair of Oxford University Endowment Management and Chair of the Oxford University Investment Committee. Sir Paul was a co-founder of Lansdowne Partners in 1998 and CEO of Lansdowne Partners Limited from 1998–2013 when he retired.