James Buckley-Thorp | |
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Born | Tom Anthony James Buckley-Thorp April 1989 (age 35)
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Kent |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder of
Rupert and Buckley
[1] Founder and CEO of Bequest (company) [2] |
James Buckley-Thorp (born April 1989) is a British entrepreneur [3] from Somerset, United Kingdom. [4] [5]
James Buckley-Thorp was born in April 1989 [6] in Bath, Somerset, [7] United Kingdom as Tom Anthony James Buckley-Thorp. [8] He did his schooling at Clayton Hall Academy in Staffordshire [9] and graduated in law from the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. [10]
James founded the international clothing brand Rupert and Buckley in 2011 [11] and opened its first shop in Bath, Somerset [12] followed by another new store in the city centre of Oxford in 2016. [13] In 2016, James exited and sold Rupert and Buckley. [7] He then moved to San Francisco for one year. [14]
In 2018, he moved to London, where he subsequently founded his second business, Bequest[ citation needed] which is a fintech life insurance company based in London. [15] [16]
James Buckley-Thorp | |
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Born | Tom Anthony James Buckley-Thorp April 1989 (age 35)
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Kent |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder of
Rupert and Buckley
[1] Founder and CEO of Bequest (company) [2] |
James Buckley-Thorp (born April 1989) is a British entrepreneur [3] from Somerset, United Kingdom. [4] [5]
James Buckley-Thorp was born in April 1989 [6] in Bath, Somerset, [7] United Kingdom as Tom Anthony James Buckley-Thorp. [8] He did his schooling at Clayton Hall Academy in Staffordshire [9] and graduated in law from the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. [10]
James founded the international clothing brand Rupert and Buckley in 2011 [11] and opened its first shop in Bath, Somerset [12] followed by another new store in the city centre of Oxford in 2016. [13] In 2016, James exited and sold Rupert and Buckley. [7] He then moved to San Francisco for one year. [14]
In 2018, he moved to London, where he subsequently founded his second business, Bequest[ citation needed] which is a fintech life insurance company based in London. [15] [16]