Andrew Black (born 13 May 1963) is a British entrepreneur who, together with Edward Wray, a gambling entrepreneur, founded Betfair, 👍 the world's first and largest bet exchange. He is now a noted angel investor in technology businesses in the UK 👍 and further afield, and is a keen race horse owner and professional bridge player.
He has won many awards, most notably 👍 Ernst & Young emerging entrepreneur of the year in 2002 (shared with Wray).[1]
Early life [ edit ]
Black was born on 👍 13 May 1963, the son of a property developer and grandson of Tory MP for Wimbledon Sir Cyril Black, who 👍 campaigned, among other things, against gambling.[2] He attended King's College School in Wimbledon, where he excelled at maths (according to 👍 a moneyweek profile in 2009, not citable due to an entry in Wikipedia's blacklist) and then attended the University of 👍 Exeter but was asked to leave during his second year, saying later that he had spent most of his time 👍 at the bookies rather than attending lectures.
Career [ edit ]
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