Greg Lippmann is a well-known American hedge fund manager. He is a key figure in Michael Lewis’ book The Big Short. He co-founded LibreMax Partners with Fred Brettschneider where he is its Chief Investment Officer. Lippmann was reported by Bloomberg LP that he was working with Promise Financial on a wedding loans business in May 2016. In addition, he is known for getting rich shorting the housing market before the 2008 crash.
Li Lu is a popular Chinese-born American value investor, businessman, and philanthropist who is the founder and chairman of Himalaya Capital Management. Before emigrating to America, Li was among the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. In 2021, Li also co-founded The Asian American Foundation and works as its chairman. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University and a member of the Board of Trustees of California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Marc Lasry is a popular American billionaire businessman and private equity manager who is the co-founder and CEO of Avenue Capital Group. From 2014 to 2023, Marc was a co-owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. Following graduating from law school, Marc took a role in the bankruptcy branch of the law firm Angel & Frankel. Alongside his sister Sonia Gardner, a businesswoman, they founded Amroc Investments in 1989 and Avenue Capital Group in 1995.
Seth Klarman is an eminent American billionaire investor, hedge fund manager, and author. He serves as chief executive and portfolio manager of the Baupost Group he founded in 1982. He follows the investment philosophy of Benjamin Graham and is known for buying unpopular assets while they are undervalued. In addition, he was inducted into Institutional Investor Alpha’s Hedge Fund Manager Hall of Fame in 2008.
David Kabiller (Full Name: David G. Kabiller) is a popular American investor who is the co-founder, founding principal, and head of business development of AQR Capital Management, together with Cliff Asness, John M. Liew and Robert Krail. Following school, David served as a vice president at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Michael Englander is a famous American rising hedge fund rising star working as Managing Partner at Millennium Partners since January 2006. Before, he was a managing director at Hite Capital Management from June 2004 to January 2006 where he managed the Account Platform business. In addition, he is the son of an investor, CEO, and founder of Millennium Management, Israel “Izzy” Englander.
Paul Tudor Jones is an eminent American billionaire hedge fund manager, conservationist, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, an asset management firm in 1980. He also founded the Robin Hood Foundation, which focuses on poverty reduction in 1988. In addition, he has a net worth of $7.3 Billion as of April 2022.
Gregg Hymowitz (Full Name: Gregg S. Hymowitz) is a popular American businessman, activist investor, and philanthropist who works as chairman, chief executive officer, and founder of EnTrust Global. Gregg created the firm in 1997, sold a majority stake to Legg Mason in 2016, and rebought the entire interest from Franklin Templeton in 2020. He most recently marketed a minority stake in EnTrust to the Brunei Sovereign Wealth Fund, which owns 10%.
Sonia Gardner is a well-known American businesswoman, and hedge fund manager. She is the co-founder of Avenue Capital Group. In addition, Gardner was presented with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award at the United Nations in New York City in November 2017. Currently, she is working as UNCDF Goodwill Ambassador for Gender Equality in Access to Finance.
Brad Gerstnerll (Full Name: Bradley Thomas Gerstner ) is a popular American investor and hedge fund manager who is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Altimeter Capital an investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Menlo Park, California which specializes in technology investments in both public and private markets worldwide. The firm was founded in 2008. He appeared on the 2022 Forbes Midas List following his firm’s successful investments in Snowflake and Grab.
