Lee Ainslie
Lee S. Ainslie III is the head of hedge fund Maverick Capital. He is a value investor[2] that is particularly known for his investments in the technology sector.[3]
Lee S. Ainslie | |
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Born | 1964[1] |
Alma mater | University of Virginia University of North Carolina UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School |
Occupation | Head of Maverick Capital |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Ainslie |
Children | 2 |
Early life and education
Ainslie's father was headmaster of Episcopal High School, a private school in Alexandria, Virginia from which Ainslie graduated.[4] Ainslie holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan–Flagler Business School.[5][6]
Career
Prior to joining Maverick, Ainslie worked at Tiger Management Corp,[5][7] where he and other former employees had been nicknamed "tiger cubs" in the hedge fund industry.[8][9][10][11]
Ainslie helped form Maverick Capital in 1993 at the invitation of billionaire Sam Wyly.[12][13] Maverick Capital Management LP was reported to have $9 billion under management at year-end 2013.[14][15]
He is on the board of directors of the charitable organization the Robin Hood Foundation.[16][17]
Personal life
Ainslie supported Mitt Romney in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.[18][19]
He and his wife Elizabeth have two sons.[20]
Ainslie has been profiled in books such as Hedge Hunters, by Katherine Burton,[21] New Investment Superstars by Lois Peltz.[22] and The Big Win by Stephen Weiss.[23]
References
- "PORTFOLIO-MANAGER MIT 14 – LEE AINSLIE". Traderfox. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- McKinsey & Co. Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance. Chapter 6. John Wiley and Sons, 2011. ISBN 0470424605, ISBN 978-0470424605.
- "Ainslie's Maverick Cap backfires in August," Reuters, September 11, 2011
- "Comeback Kid," Institutional Investor, December 19, 2007
- "Maverick Capital Ltd.", Bloomberg Businessweek
- http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/~/media/Files/documents/mba-recruiting-finance.pdf
- "Lee S. Ainslie III," Bloomberg Businessweek (profile)
- "Institutional Investor". Institutional Investor. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- "A calm exterior: Face to Face with Lee Ainslie," Pensions & Investments, June 11, 2007
- "Tiger Management Helps Next-Generation Funds," The New York Times, July 30, 2012
- "The Lone Star State attracts plenty of financial whizzkids," The Economist, July 30, 2011
- "Comeback Kid," Institutional Investor, December 19, 2007
- "The World's Billionaires," Forbes, March 5, 2008
- "Hedge Funds Trail Stocks by the Widest Margin Since 2005," Bloomberg, December 6, 2013
- "The Top 10 Hedge Funds to Watch in 2013," Worth magazine
- "About," robinhood.org.
- "The legend of Robin Hood," Fortune magazine, September 8, 2006
- "Meet Mitt Romney's Hedge Fund Backers," Institutional Investor, October 12, 2012
- "Mitt Romney shifts campaign focus back to the economy," The Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2012
- Capitalize for Kids Investors Conference 2014 (biography)
- Burton, Katherine. Hedge Hunters. Chapter 6. John Wiley and Sons, 2010. ISBN 0-470-88518-1, ISBN 978-0-470-88518-5.
- Peltz, Lois. New Investment Superstars. Chapter 5. John Wiley and Sons, 2001. ISBN 047140313X, ISBN 978-0471403135
- Weiss, Stephen. The Big Win. Chapter 5. John Wiley and Sons, 2012. ISBN 0470916109, ISBN 978-0470916100
External links
- "A calm exterior; Lee Ainslie's soft-spoken demeanor cloaks a hard-headed investor with a relentless focus on performance.(Face to Face Lee Ainslie)," Pensions & Investments, June 11, 2007
- "How Lee Ainslie does it," Investment News, February 11, 2008
- "The Legend of Robin Hood," Fortune, September 8, 2006
- "Wall Street's Elite," Forbes, September 10, 2001
- "Inside a hedge fund: An interview with the managing partner of Maverick Capital," McKinsey Quarterly, April 2006
- "Lee Ainslie, Founder & Managing Partner - Maverick Capital," OneWire interview on YouTube