Simon Rufus Isaacs, 4th Marquess of Reading (born 18 May 1942),[1] is a British peer, banker and philanthropist.
[2] His father was Michael Isaacs, 3rd Marquess of Reading, and his mother was Margot Irene (née Duke).
[2] He has served on the Board of Directors of CURE International since 2004, and of the Mertens House in Saint Petersburg, Russia since 2008.
[2] In 2003, he criticized the decision made by the vice-chancellor of the University of Sussex, Alasdair Smith, to sell Swanborough Manor in Iford, East Sussex, which was donated by his step-great-grandmother, Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading (1894–1971), in the hope that it would serve as the main residence of the vice-chancellor until 2021.
Earlier that year, he was awarded the Order of Menelik II (Grand Cross) by the Crown Council of Ethiopia for his charitable work.