Mark E. Kingdon

Mark E. Kingdon is a hedge fund manager and president of the Kingdon Capital Management, a US investment management company with $546 million in assets under management.[1]

Biography

Kingdon graduated from Columbia College in 1971 and Harvard Business School in 1973.[2] Kingdon began his career with AT&T as a pension fund administrator from 1973 to 1975.[3] In 1975, he joined Century Capital Associates, where he remained for eight years. In 1983, he founded Kingdon Capital management with $2 million that grew into a $5.9 billion hedge fund as of 2007 and was listed among Financial Times' "100 hedge funds to watch."[4][5]Between 1983 and 2000, his fund has maintained a compounded annual return of 22.99 percent.[6]

Kingdon also served on the Columbia College Board of Visitors as well as the Board of Trustees of Columbia University.[7][8]

Philanthropy

Some of Kingdon's philanthropic endeavors include donating funds to groups that help to support impoverished children such as Harlem Children's Zone and groups that help promote Chinese culture such as the China Institute.[9] He endowed the C. Lowell Harriss Professorship of Economics at Columbia University in honor of his mentor, and the position is currently being held by economist and vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, Richard Clarida.[9] He also served as a trustee of the Carnegie Hall and currently sits on the boards of the New York City Police Foundation and Social Science Research Council.[10][11][12][13]

Awards

In 2003, Kingdon received the Institutional Investor/Alternative Investment News Lifetime Achievement Award.[14] In 2005, Kingdon received Columbia College's John Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement as well as the Alexander Hamilton Award, the highest honor that Columbia College bestows upon its alumni.[15]

References
  1. "Kingdon Capital Management 13-F". SEC. March 31, 2020.
  2. "Mark E. Kingdon". Office of the Secretary of the University. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. CNBC (2013-03-13). "Mark Kingdon - CNBC". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. http://media.ft.com/cms/7705e2e6-f735-11db-86b0-000b5df10621.pdf
  5. "Story Details - Alumni - Harvard Business School". www.alumni.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  6. Peltz, Lois, 1956- (2001). The new investment superstars : 13 great investors and their strategies for superior returns. Wiley. p. 171. ISBN 0-471-43690-9. OCLC 49414846.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Columbia College Board of Visitors 2016–2017". Columbia College Report. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  8. Sachare, Alex (January 2008). "Kingdon Receives Hamilton Award". Columbia College Today. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  9. "Here's How Mark Kingdon Gives Away His Money". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  10. "Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). Carnegie Hall. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  11. "Visiting Committee to the Social Science Research Council | About | Social Science Research Council (SSRC) | Brooklyn, NY, USA". Social Science Research Council. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  12. "EXCLUSIVE: Funders Behind NYPD's Mysterious Private 'Counter-Terrorism' Foundation". Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  13. "Mark Kingdon". Invest for Kids. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  14. "Three New Members Round Out Trustees". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  15. "Kingdon To Receive Hamilton Award". Columbia College Today. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

Further reading

Peltz, Lois (2001). The New Investment Superstars. Wiley. p. 163 Whole chapter. ISBN 0-471-40313-X.


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