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Evan Spiegel is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of the American multinational technology and social media company Snap Inc. He created it as Snapchat Inc with Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown while still students at Stanford University. He was named the youngest billionaire in the world in 2015.
[Read more…] about Evan Spiegel Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Miranda Kerr, Net Worth, Snapchat, Quotes, and HouseEdward Butera is an American graphic designer who was born and brought up in Maplewood, New Jersey. Butera is famous for being the dad of popular American singer and actress Ariana Grande. He went to NYIT and completed his graduate studies majoring in advertising and design.
[Read more…] about Edward Butera Bio, Wiki, Age, Zodiac, Height, Parents, Siblings, Ariana Grande, Wife, Italian, and Net WorthDave Brandon is an acclaimed American businessman. He is a one-time chief executive officer of Toys “R” Us. He served as the president and chief executive officer of Domino’s from 1999 to 2009. [Read more…] about Dave Brandon Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Toys R Us, Domino’s, and Net Worth.
Wes Edens is an American billionaire businessman and private equity investor who was born and brought up in Billings, Montana, United States of America. He is widely known as the co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and founder of New Fortress Energy. Edens co-owns the Milwaukee Bucks franchise of the NBA based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. While Edens was co-owner, the Bucks won the 2021 NBA championship.
[Read more…] about Wes Edens Bio-Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Daughter, Aston Villa, Fortress, Salary and Net WorthBill McDermott (b. Aug 18, 1961) is an American businessman who was born in Flushing, Queens, NY, and brought up in Amityville on Long Island, United States of America. Currently, he serves as the President and CEO of the Software company ServiceNow. Previously, before joining ServiceNow, McDermott worked as the CEO of SAP and helped increase the market cap from $39 billion to $144.7 billion.
[Read more…] about Bill McDermott Bio Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Kids, CEO SAP, ServiceNow, Eye and Net WorthMathew Knowles is a record label owner, talent manager, and businessman. He is best known for being the manager of Destiny’s Child. He also managed his daughters Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. He is the ex-husband of Tina Knowles and the father-in-law of Jay-Z.
[Read more…] about Mathew Knowles Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Parents, New Wife, Children, Divorce, Beyonce and Net WorthMark Parker is an American businessman who was born and brought up in Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. Parker is the President, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Nike, Inc.
[Read more…] about Mark Parker Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Children, Rec, Nike and Net WorthTina Knowles is an American businesswoman and fashion expert who was born and raised up in Galveston, Texas, U.S. She is best known for Mis Tina and House of Dereon fashion brands. [Read more…] about Tina Knowles Bio, Wiki, Age, Family, Husband, Daughters, Beyonce Knowles, and Net Worth.
Iris Apfel is an American business woman, interior designer, and fashion icon. She was born in Astoria, Queens, New York on August 29, 1921. She was an only child and was raised on a farm by her parents and grandparents. [Read more…] about Iris Apfel Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth and Young
Bill Ackman is an American investor, hedge fund manager as well as a philanthropist who was born in the USA as William Albert Ackman.
Ackman is 58 years old. He was born on 11 May 1966, in the USA. He celebrates his birthday on May 11 every year, and his birth sign is Taurus.
Ackman stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches.
Ackman was born on 11 May 1966, in the USA. He received a bachelor of arts magna cum laude in history from Harvard College in the year 1988. Ackman’s thesis was “Scaling the Ivy Wall: the Jewish and Asian American Experience in Harvard Admissions.” He then received an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ackman is well known as an investor, hedge fund manager, as well as a philanthropist. He is considered by some to be a contrarian investor, however, he considers himself an activist investor. Ackman is the founder as well as the CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management.
Bill was born to Ronnie I. (née Posner) and Lawrence David Ackman, chairman of a New York real estate financing firm, Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, and his family is Jewish. He was born in the USA and raised along with his sister Jeanne Ackman by his parent in Chappaqua, New York.
Ackman is married to Neri Oxman. The couple had their wedding in January 2019 at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan, and they had their first child together in spring 2019.
In late 2019, emails obtained by The Boston Globe showed Ackman requesting that the then MIT Media Lab director avoid naming his wife (Oxman) when responding to press inquiries about a $150,000 gift given to her lab in the year 2015 by Jeffrey Epstein.
Ackman was previously married to Karen Ann Herskovitz, a landscape architect. The couple tied the knot on 10 July 1994, and they have three children: Eloise Ackman, Lucy Ackman, and Liza Ackman. On 22 December 2016, it was reported that the couple had divorced. Ackman owned a Gulfstream G550 business jet in 2013.
Ackman has a total of four children from his two relationships. Three children are known as Eloise Ackman, Lucy Ackman, and Liza Ackman with his ex-wife Karen and one with his current wife Neri.
Bill Ackman has an estimated net worth of USD 2.9 billion. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. Through his various sources of income, Ackman has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
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In January 2015, LCH Investments named Bill one of the world’s top 20 hedge fund managers January 2015 after Pershing Square delivered $4.5 billion in net gains for investors in the year 2014. It brought the fund’s lifetime gains to $11.6 billion since its launch in 2004 through year-end 2014.
Ahead of the 2020 stock market crash, Ackman hedged Pershing Square’s portfolio, risking $27 million to purchase credit protection, insuring the portfolio against steep market losses. The hedge was effective, generating $2.6 billion in less than one month.
Ackman reported covering his short position on MBIA on January 16, 2009, according to the 13D filed with the SEC.
Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings, Ltd, filed $3 billion for the largest-ever blank-check company IPO in June 2020.
Ackman founded the investment firm Gotham Partners with fellow Harvard graduate David P. Berkowitz in 1992. The firm then made small investments in public companies.