[5] He was born in England to a Jewish[1] family, Howard attended Hasmonean Grammar School, Hendon London.
After graduating from Imperial College London with a master's degree in engineering,[6] he began his financial career at Salomon Brothers and worked in the ECU eurobond market.
[7] Howard served on the New York Federal Reserve's investor advisory committee on financial markets and is one of a group of financial managers, who on occasion, advised New York Federal Reserve officials on economic policy.
[9][10] In 2020, Howard backed hedge fund One River Digital Asset Management in their purchase of more than $600 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
In 2020, Howard was named in the 50 Most Influential (Bloomberg ranking) People Who Changed Global Business.