Month: August 2023

Warren Lichtenstein (Full Name: Warren G. Lichtenstein ) is a popular American businessman and philanthropist who is the founder and executive chairman of Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (NYSE: SPLP). He also works as chairman of Steel Sports, Inc., an organization he created in 2011 that specialized in changing and improving the youth sports experience in America. He is also an executive chairman of Steel Connect.

Bill Hwang (Full Name: Sung Kook Hwang) is a popular Korean-born American investor and trader who is the founder of Archegos Capital which managed US$10 billion of funds. He also co-founded the Grace and Mercy Foundation, a charitable organization, which, by 2018, had reportedly “over US$500 million in assets.” In April 2021, The Wall Street Journal announced that Bill lost US$20 billion over 10 days in late March, imposing high losses on his bankers Nomura and Credit Suisse.

John Hussman ( John Peter Hussman ) is a popular American philanthropist, economist, and hedge fund manager who is the founder of Hussman Strategic Advisors. He is also an Executive Director and President of the Hussman Institute for Autism. John has authored and co-authored many articles on autism and related matters. From 1992 until 1998, John served as a Professor of Economics and International Finance at the University of Michigan.

Israel Englander ( Full Name: Israel “Izzy” Englander ) is a popular American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist who is the founder and CEO of Millennium Management an investment management firm he founded in 1989 with Ronald Shear. His firm began with US$35 million, and by 2019 had US$39.2 billion in assets under management. He started trading stocks while in high school.

Neil Bush ( Full Name: Neil Mallon Bush ) is a popular American businessman and investor who works as chair of the Points of Light board of directors. He chairs both the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and the Bush China U.S. Relations Foundation. He also works on the advisory boards of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M, the Houston Salvation Army, and the Asia Society Texas Center. Neil is also known for being the fourth of six children of retired President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush (née Pierce).

Ron Baron is an 80-year-old mutual fund manager and investor. He founded Baron Capital, an investment management firm that also manages the Baron Funds. He has approximately $45 billion in assets under management. The fund invested $380 million in Tesla stock at an average cost per share of $43.07 in 2014. In addition, he has a net worth of $5 Billion as of November 2022.

Philip Anschutz ( Full Name: Philip Frederick Anschutz ) is an American billionaire businessman who possesses or controls companies in many industries, such as energy, railroads, real estate, sports, newspapers, movies, theaters, arenas, and music. In 2004, Philip bought the parent company of the Journal Newspapers, which under his direction became the American conservative editorial newspaper Washington Examiner. Philip is also the majority possesser of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, with a stake in the MLS’s Los Angeles Galaxy, and he owns the Crypto.com Arena, where the Kings play.

Byron Trott ( Full Name: Byron David Trott ) is a popular American businessman who is the founder, chairman, and co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank that offers advice and capital to family and founder-led companies. He also works on the board of trustees at his alma mater, the University of Chicago.