Background
Black was born on 13 May 1963 and graduated at King"s College School. He is grandson of Tory Member of Parliament for Wimbledon Sir Cyril Black, who campaigned, among other things, against gambling.
Black was born on 13 May 1963 and graduated at King"s College School. He is grandson of Tory Member of Parliament for Wimbledon Sir Cyril Black, who campaigned, among other things, against gambling.
University of Exeter. King"s College School.
During early 2008, Black revealed on his blog that he was part of the consortium led by Andrew Fitton, which had taken over Swindon Town F.C. Black has his own horseracing blog "Bert"s " where he discusses his bloodstock operations. The blog also features interviews with former Betfair staff such as Tony Clare, Steve High and Martin Cruddace.
Other members of the consortium are Jeremy Wray, brother of Black"s Betfair partner Edward, and Sir Martyn Arbib.