 Born in Leicester in 1962, the son of an African-American serviceman and a British woman, he was educated in Leicester and graduated with a degree in Law from St John's College, Cambridge, and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.Buffini was ranked first in the men's Top 10 of the 2007 "Powerlist", a publication ranking the most influential Black Britons.Buffini's influence has also been recognised in Business, having ranked number three by the Times Power 100 for people who hold sway over British Business.