Sir Lloyd Marshall Dorfman CVO CBE (born 25 August 1952) is a British entrepreneur[1] and philanthropist.
[6] In 1976, Dorfman started his own currency exchange business from one small shop based in Southampton Row in central London.
[8] In 1986, Dorfman won Travelex a landmark contract as the first non-bank foreign exchange provider at the newly opened Heathrow Terminal 4.
He was previously chairman and majority shareholder of The Office Group, the British pioneers of co working spaces, from 2010 to 2017, before selling the business in a £500 mn deal with Blackstone in June 2017.
He was also the chairman of Prince’s Trust International, which aims to help unemployed young people around the globe into education, training and work.
[26] In 2001 Dorfman was the winner of the Consumer Business Category in the UK "Entrepreneur of the Year" awards sponsored by Ernst & Young, Citibank and The Times.
[27] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to business and charity.
He was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to the Prince's Trust.