Alan McCormick
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Partner
Dubai, AE
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Alan McCormick is a founding partner of Legatum, a global investment partnership with offices in London and Dubai. Legatum's mission is to allocate the capital and ideas required to help people prosper.
With a focus on both private and listed businesses, Legatum deploys its proprietary capital while actively seeking innovative ideas to empower and help individuals prosper. Since Legatum´s inception in 2006, Alan has been instrumental in designing and establishing the firm's extensive philanthropic investment portfolio. He also sits on the firm’s investment committee and was a driving force behind establishing and nurturing some of the world's most impactful philanthropic funds, including the END Fund (the largest privately funded initiative combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases), the Freedom Fund, and the Luminos Fund. Additionally, Alan has played a pivotal role in shaping the Legatum Institute and founding its renowned Legatum Prosperity Index. He holds key positions on the boards of a number of Legatum's key investments.
Alan's current roles include serving as an international board member of the END Fund and he chairs the media company GB News. From 2013 to 2023, Alan served as Board Chair of the Freedom Fund.
Alan's journey at Legatum was preceded by his time working for Sovereign Asset Management, Legatum’s predecessor company, where he was a member of the special situations team. Before that, he held the position of Vice President at JP Morgan.
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Background
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2005 — Present
Partner
Legatum
Legatum is an investment partnership that invests its capital and ideas into initiatives it believes will shape a better future. Since 2006, Legatum has created a diverse collection of ventures to meet big global challenges and increase prosperity around the world.
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Present
Vice President of Marketing
J.P. Morgan
Alan previously served as VP of Marketing with JP Morgan, a leading financial services firm globally.
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Present
Special Situations Team Member
Sovereign Global
In The News
Newsfeed
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23 April 2025 · MIT Sloan
MIT Announces the Launch of the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship
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6 February 2025 · UBS
UBS Optimus Foundation | Alan McCormick
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16 May 2024
A decade of impact
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23 January 2024 · Wealth Briefing
Legatum Eyes New Frontiers For Impact, Entrepreneurship
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Formative Years
Education
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Queen Mary University of London
BA in Politics and History
Areas Of Focus