Nathaniel Philip Victor James (Nat) Rothschild (1971-)

Nathaniel Philip Victor James ('Nat'), 5th Lord Rothschild, is the youngest child of Nathaniel Charles (Jacob), 4th Lord Rothschild (1936-2024) and Serena Mary, Lady Rothschild (née Dunn) (1935-2024). He was educated at Colet Court, Eton College and Wadham College, Oxford where he read history.

An international financier, Nat has a wide range of international business interests.  

He became an alternate director of RIT Capital Partners plc in March 2000, and a full non-executive director in 2004 until 2010 when he stepped down from the RIT board to focus on his other activities. He was the chairman of JNR Limited, an investment advisory business primarily focused on emerging markets and the metals, mining and resources sector. He was co-chairman of Bumi plc, a natural resources group. He was co-chairman of the hedge fund Atticus Capital from 1996 until its dissolution in 2009. He was the chairman of Vivarte, a pan-European retailer and owner of the Kookai clothing brand.  He was a Director of the Barrick Gold Corporation from 2010-2013. 

Nat Rothschild joined Volex in 2015 and later became Executive Chairman. Through his investment company NR Holdings Ltd, Nat is the largest shareholder in Volex plc.

Nat was appointed as a Foundation Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, in 2018. In March 2024, Nat Rothschild became the 5th Lord Rothschild on the death of his father Jacob.