De Putron grew up in
Guernsey, where his father was a local politician. He attended
Eton College. De Putron graduated from
Jesus College,
University of Oxford with a
Bachelor of Arts and
Master of Arts in engineering science. De Putron began his career in the
corporate finance department of
Royal Bank of Canada in 1985. From 1987 to 1990 he, worked at GNI, a brokerage firm where he traded derivatives. From 1990 to 1992, De Putron attended
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania graduating in 1992 with a
Master of Business Administration in finance and entrepreneurial management. He then worked at IFM, a London-based hedge fund where he specialized in market neutral solutions. He founded De Putron Fund Management in 1997, which had seed money from
George Soros. G-Research, a quantitative investment firm is part of the De Putron Fund Management Group. De Putron is resident in
Jersey. He is regarded as a very private individual. ==Political activities==