19 Facts About Duke Buchan

Richard Duke Buchan III was born on July 3,1963 and is an American financier, diplomat, farmer and philanthropist.

Duke Buchan is the founder and CEO of Hunter Global Investors, a private investment management firm.

Duke Buchan served as the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2017 to 2021, after which he became the finance chair of the Republican National Committee.

Duke Buchan grew up near Henderson, North Carolina on his family's tobacco and cattle farms.

Duke Buchan received a BA in economics and Spanish from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1985, and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1991.

At UNC-CH, Duke Buchan was enrolled in the university's study abroad program at the University of Seville, Spain from 1983 to 1984 and studied at the University of Valencia in 1980.

In 1997, Duke Buchan joined hedge fund Maverick Capital, where he handled its investments in banks and financial services companies.

In 2001, Duke Buchan founded Hunter Global Investors in New York City.

Duke Buchan beat US stocks by 46 percent between 2001 and March 2011.

Duke Buchan closed one of his funds in December 2011 due to losses stemming from the European debt crisis, and returned money to investors.

Duke Buchan converted Hunter Global Investors into a family office to manage his family's assets, and continues to manage two funds, which invest in various industries, including real estate.

On November 2,2017, Duke Buchan was confirmed to his ambassadorships to Spain and Andorra by the United States Senate by voice vote, without any opposition from Democratic or Republican Senators.

Duke Buchan advocated for democracy and human rights on various fronts, repeatedly speaking out against authoritarian regimes, especially in Venezuela and Cuba.

Duke Buchan has served as a Republican National Committee State Victory Chair for both New York and Florida.

Duke Buchan has donated extensively to the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the Republican Governors Association, and to individuals from his home state of Florida such as Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Rick Scott.

In November 2021, Duke Buchan was named as the next finance chair of the Republican National Committee.

Duke Buchan was vice-chair of the UNC-CH Arts and Sciences Foundation Board of Trustees, is a member of the Chancellor's Philanthropic Council, and serves on the university's Campaign Planning Cabinet.

Duke Buchan owns farms in North Carolina and New York where he grows truffles and over 100 varieties of tomatoes and vegetables, and raises horses.

Duke Buchan is fluent in Spanish, conversant in French, and has a basic knowledge of Italian, German and Catalan.