David Anthony Reiss (born May 1943) is the founder of the British global fashion chain Reiss.
According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Reiss is worth £240 million.[1]
Early life
David Anthony Reiss was born to a Jewish family in May 1943.[2] His father, Joshua Reiss, operated a store in Bishopsgate that was founded by his uncle, Samuel Reiss (born 1903) who was an immigrant from a south-eastern Polish shtetl in Radomyśl Wielki.[3] His family were members of the orthodox Raleigh Close (Hendon United Synagogue)[3] and Reiss studied at Carmel College, a former Jewish boarding school in Oxfordshire.