Age, Biography and Wiki
Doug Gurr (Douglas John Gurr) was born on 1 July, 1964 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, is a British businessman (born 1964). Discover Doug Gurr's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?
| Popular As |
Douglas John Gurr |
| Occupation |
Businessman |
| Age |
60 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
1 July 1964 |
| Birthday |
1 July |
| Birthplace |
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Businessman with the age 60 years old group.
Doug Gurr Height, Weight & Measurements
At 60 years old, Doug Gurr height not available right now. We will update Doug Gurr's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Doug Gurr Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Doug Gurr worth at the age of 60 years old? Doug Gurr’s income source is mostly from being a successful Businessman. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Doug Gurr's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Businessman |
Doug Gurr Social Network
Timeline
Douglas John Gurr (born July 1964) is a British businessman, and the Director of the Natural History Museum, London.
Gurr was born in Leeds, England, in July 1964, to parents from New Zealand, and his father was head of the English department at the University of Nairobi.
He was educated at the University of Cambridge where he studied the Mathematical Tripos and the University of Edinburgh where he was awarded a PhD in 1990 for research on semantic frameworks using monads supervised by Gordon Plotkin.
Gurr began his career as an academic teaching maths and computing at the Aarhus University in Denmark, before working for the United Kingdom's Civil Service.
Gurr then worked for McKinsey & Co, for six years, where he became a partner.
He then founded Blueheath, an internet-enabled stockless wholesaler, which was later sold to Booker Group.
He was then a main board director of Asda.
He joined Amazon in 2011, and was China country manager from 2014 to 2016, before becoming UK country manager in 2016.
Gurr has been the chairman of the British Heart Foundation since 2015, and a non-executive director of the UK government's Department for Work and Pensions.
He is also a trustee of the Landmark Trust.
He was a global vice-president and head of Amazon UK from 2016 to 2020.
He was chairman of the British Heart Foundation.
He formerly taught at Aarhus University and held positions in the United Kingdom civil service, at McKinsey & Co, and at Asda.
In July 2018, Gurr received widespread attention for his claim that a no-deal Brexit could lead to civil unrest "within two weeks".
Gurr was appointed as director of the Natural History Museum, London in 2020.
As of 2021, he is a non-executive director of the Department of Health and Social Care, with 'responsibility for the union'.
From July 2022, Gurr was appointed chair of the board of trustees of The Alan Turing Institute, the UK's national institute for data science and artificial intelligence.
Gurr is married, with two children, and lives in London and Yorkshire.
He is a former Scottish international triathlete, and a keen ski mountaineer.
