Joseph C. Lewis was born on 5th February 1937 in Bow, London. He is an 80 year old British businessman and investor. He is the chairman of Tavistock Group found in 1975 with headquarters at Bahamas.

The company is engaged in various fields like distribution and logistics, oil, gas and energy, sports, resorts and restaurants, etc. He is also known as Joe and is the sixth wealthiest person in the UK. He is ranked as the 9th richest Person in the UK.

Wife and Children:

His father was engaged in running a catering business named West End of London and Joe helped him.
Joe Lewis’ first wife is Esther Browne. They got divorced and have two children together; Vivienne Lewis Silverton and Charles Lewis who lives in Argentina. Joe Lewis’ second wife is Jane Lewis. They live together in Lyford Cay, Bahamas.

Vivienne Lewis Silverton is one of the Board of Directors in Tavistock and runs the family’s Isleworth Foundation. She was married to Toby Silverton who was the chairman of Bristol Cars but the couple got divorced. She is the ‘heir’ of Joe Lewis’ business. Vivienne’s daughter Joanna recently gave birth to her first daughter Charlotte in London. She is Joe Lewis’s first great-granddaughter.

Early life and Education of Joe Lewis:

He was born in a Jewish family and left his school when he was 15 years old. After a few years, he took over the family business and expanded it by selling luxury goods to American tourists. In 1979 he sold the family business and shifted towards currency trading in late 1980s. He and George Soros started betting on pound crashing in European exchange Rate Mechanism which in turn made him very wealthy. He is an active Forex trader till date.