Sir Michael is the founder, Group Executive Chairman and Senior Investment Officer of CQS, a London-based asset management firm. He presently serves as a Board Member of the Vatican Bank and sits on the Audit Committee of the Duchy of Cornwall. In the charitable sector, The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation has provided funding to over 200 charities. He is Senior Vice Patron of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity and Special Friend of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and is a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Through MH Premium Farms, Michael has significant investments in the agricultural sector. Michael is a fluent Russian speaker. He holds a BSc in Physics and Pure Mathematics and a BEng in Electrical Engineering both from the University of Sydney. He also holds an MSc in Acoustics from the University of New South Wales, an MBA from Harvard Business School and received a DBA (honoris) from the University of New South Wales.