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'''Ivan Massow''' (born 1967 as Ivan Field) is a gay British financial adviser. | [[File:Ivan massow5.jpg|thumb|Ivan Massow|alt=Massow shirtless with tattoos]]'''Ivan Massow''' (born 1967 in [[Brighton]] as Ivan Field) is a gay British financial adviser. | ||
In 1990, with very little money, he set up a financial services firm addressed at gay clients. By 1997 it had become the tenth largest financial advice firm in the country. He had | In 1990, with very little money, he set up a financial services firm addressed at gay clients. By 1997 it had become the tenth largest financial advice firm in the country. He had | ||
joined the Conservative party, and for a time shared a flat with Michael Gove (now Secretary of State for Education) and [[Nicholas Boles]] (now MP for Grantham and Stamford). In 1999 he became chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, but was sacked in 2002. | joined the Conservative party, and for a time shared a flat with Michael Gove (now Secretary of State for Education) and [[Nicholas Boles]] (now MP for Grantham and Stamford). In 1999 he became chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, but was sacked in 2002. | ||
In 1996 his boyfriend Jamie committed suicide. With his next boyfriend, he began living very extravagantly, "and I took my eye off the main ball, my business."<ref>Patrick Collinson, "The fall and rise of Ivan Massow", <cite>The Guardian</cite> 3 September 2011 | In 1996 his boyfriend Jamie committed suicide. With his next boyfriend, he began living very extravagantly, "and I took my eye off the main ball, my business."<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/sep/02/fall-and-rise-ivan-massow Patrick Collinson, "The fall and rise of Ivan Massow", <cite>The Guardian</cite> 3 September 2011</ref> | ||
By 2003 the business had collapsed and he went to live in Barcelona. He returned to the UK in 2011 and began a new business. | By 2003 the business had collapsed and he went to live in Barcelona. He returned to the UK in 2011 and began a new business. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 10 July 2026
Ivan Massow (born 1967 in Brighton as Ivan Field) is a gay British financial adviser.
In 1990, with very little money, he set up a financial services firm addressed at gay clients. By 1997 it had become the tenth largest financial advice firm in the country. He had joined the Conservative party, and for a time shared a flat with Michael Gove (now Secretary of State for Education) and Nicholas Boles (now MP for Grantham and Stamford). In 1999 he became chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, but was sacked in 2002.
In 1996 his boyfriend Jamie committed suicide. With his next boyfriend, he began living very extravagantly, "and I took my eye off the main ball, my business."[1]
By 2003 the business had collapsed and he went to live in Barcelona. He returned to the UK in 2011 and began a new business.
External links
Personal website: http://ivanmassow.com/
References
- ↑ http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/sep/02/fall-and-rise-ivan-massow Patrick Collinson, "The fall and rise of Ivan Massow", The Guardian 3 September 2011