The chequered past of Gary Goldsmith: Kate Middleton’s reality TV star ‘Uncle G’

After Goldsmith left school, he went to work as an IT operator, then climbed the ranks at the IT recruitment firm Computer Futures with astronomical speed. Within six months, young Gary was a director and shareholder at the company. He sold those shares in 2005 for £17 million, and is reported to have a current net worth of around £30 million. Since leaving Computer Futures, he’s held various chairman, strategic advisor and Chief Operating Officer roles, and is the co-founder of the Recruitment Directors Lunch Club, the “fastest growing network for aspiring Recruitment Business Leaders.”