About Us
The Portland Trust was founded in London in 2003 by Sir Ronald Cohen, co-founder and former chairman of the private equity firm Apax Partners, together with Sir Harry Solomon, co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Hillsdown Holdings. The historian Sir Martin Gilbert is the third trustee of The Portland Trust. Lord Freud, former vice chairman of UBS Investment Banking and current Minister for Welfare Reform, is the fourth trustee.
In June 2005 The Portland Trust opened an office in Tel-Aviv headed by Brig. General (res.) Eival Gilady. In April 2006, an office was opened in Ramallah under the direction of Samir Hulileh.
We work with a wide range of organizations, including the Aspen Institute, Berwin Leighton Paisner, British Government, CHF, Clinton Global Initiative, European Union, Government of Israel, GuarantCo, Harvard Business School, Ibex Capital, International Institute of Strategic Studies, Koret Israel Economic Development Funds, Joint Development Committee, MATI Business Development Centre, Moon Valley Foundation, Norton Rose Group, Oxford University Said Business School, Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Palestine International Business Forum, Palestine Investment Fund, Palestine Securities Exchange, Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian British Business Council, Palestinian Federation of Industries, Palestinian Network for MFIs (Sharakeh), Paltrade, Peres Center for Peace, PlaNet Finance, Quartet, RAND, Sharek Youth Forum, Small Enterprise Center (SEC), TechnoServe, United Jewish Israel Appeal (UJIA), USAID, US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), World Bank, Yad Hanadiv.
The Portland Trust has offices in London, Ramallah and Tel Aviv.
