Personal Life
Diamond married his wife, Jennifer, an engineer from Michigan, in 1983. They have three children, including a daughter, Nell. He is an avid sports fan, supporting the Red Sox in Baseball, Chelsea F.C. in soccer, the New England Patriots in American football, and the Boston Celtics in Basketball. Diamond is a Republican and an adviser to Conservative Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
Diamond is chairman of the board of trustees of Colby College in Waterville, Maine; chairman of Old Vic Productions Plc; trustee of The Mayor’s Fund for London; member of the advisory board, Judge Business School at Cambridge University; member of International Advisory Board, British–American Business Council; life member of the Council on Foreign Relations; and member of the Atlantic Council.
In 2011 he was included in the 50 Most Influential ranking of Bloomberg Markets Magazine.
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