▁Children ' s ▁In vest ment ▁Fund ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁largest ▁global ▁development ▁phil anth ropy ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Early ▁Life ▁Don ovan ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁life ▁in ▁Kent , ▁moving ▁to ▁Wat ford ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ten , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Wat ford ▁Boys ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁After ▁finishing ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁undert ake ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁in ▁Sc and in av ian ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁London . ▁During ▁his ▁degree ▁he ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁Sc and in av ian ▁L anguages ▁at ▁Lund ▁University . ▁ ▁Early ▁Career ▁Don ovan ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁tra ine e ▁at ▁Ped ig ree ▁Pet fo ods , ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁[[ M ars ▁In cor por ated , ▁where ▁he ▁eventually ▁special ised ▁in ▁sales ▁and ▁brand ▁management . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁a ▁full - time ▁M BA , ▁he ▁joined ▁C oca - Col a ▁and ▁Sh we pp es ▁B ever ages ▁as ▁a ▁Trade ▁Mark eting ▁Controller , ▁before ▁becoming ▁Mark eting ▁Director . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 ’ s , ▁he ▁moved ▁into ▁technology , ▁becoming ▁Mark eting ▁Director ▁for ▁Apple ▁Comput ers ▁UK ▁and ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁he ▁helped ▁launch ▁the ▁Power Book , ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁first ▁laptop . ▁He ▁then ▁began ▁his ▁tele