Robert Bernard Waley-Cohen DL (born 10 November 1948 in Westminster, London) is an English entrepreneur.

Biography

He is the son of Bernard Waley-Cohen and Joyce Waley-Cohen, and grandson of Sir Robert Waley Cohen and Harry Nathan, 1st Baron Nathan. He was educated at Eton College.[1]

He is the founder of Alliance Medical and was chairman of Cheltenham racecourse until 3 May 2019.

He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Warwickshire on 16 August 2016.[2][3]

His horse, Noble Yeats, won the 2022 Grand National, ridden by his son Sam Waley-Cohen, a successful amateur National Hunt jockey riding in his last race. His youngest son, Thomas, died of cancer in 2004.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Bernard WALEY-COHEN". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lord Lieutenant's Appointments". The Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions WARWICKSHIRE LIEUTENANCY". The London Gazette. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Family matters for the Waley-Cohen dynasty". The Independent. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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