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==Biography==
==Biography==


Prior to joining Maverick, he worked at Tiger Management Corp.<ref name='whatever'>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4652176&privcapId=4651452&previousCapId=678733&previousTitle=Universal%20Music%20Group,%20Inc. "Maverick Capital Ltd."], Bloomberg Businessweek</ref> <ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4652176&privcapId=4651452&previousCapId=36118&previousTitle=GEEKNET%20INC "Lee S. Ainslie III,"] Bloomberg Businessweek (profile)</ref> Ainslie's father was headmaster of [[Episcopal High School]], a private school in Alexandra, Virginia, from which Ainslie graduated.<ref>[http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/1788355/Research/4079/Overview.html#.VAoAURbd3MM "Comeback Kid,"] Institutional Investor, December 19, 2007</ref> 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]].<ref name='whatever'/><ref>http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/~/media/Files/documents/mba-recruiting-finance.pdf</ref> He is on the board of directors of the charitable organization the [[Robin Hood Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.robinhood.org/governance#section-1 "About,"] robinhood.org.</ref> <ref>[http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/18/8386204/index.htm "The legend of Robin Hood,"] Fortune magazine, September 8, 2006</ref> Ainslie was among the prominent hedge fund managers who supported [[Mitt Romney]] in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.<ref>[http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3101654#.VAn-LRbd3MM "Meet Mitt Romney's Hedge Fund Backers,"] Institutional Investor, October 12, 2012</ref> <ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0914/Mitt-Romney-shifts-campaign-focus-back-to-the-economy "Mitt Romney shifts campaign focus back to the economy,"] The Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2012</ref>
Prior to joining Maverick, he worked at Tiger Management Corp.<ref name='whatever'>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4652176&privcapId=4651452&previousCapId=678733&previousTitle=Universal%20Music%20Group,%20Inc. "Maverick Capital Ltd."], Bloomberg Businessweek</ref> <ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4652176&privcapId=4651452&previousCapId=36118&previousTitle=GEEKNET%20INC "Lee S. Ainslie III,"] Bloomberg Businessweek (profile)</ref> Ainslie's father was headmaster of [[Episcopal High School]], a private school in Alexandra, Virginia, from which Ainslie graduated.<ref>[http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/1788355/Research/4079/Overview.html#.VAoAURbd3MM "Comeback Kid,"] Institutional Investor, December 19, 2007</ref> 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]].<ref name='whatever'/><ref>http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/~/media/Files/documents/mba-recruiting-finance.pdf</ref> He is on the board of directors of the charitable organization the [[Robin Hood Foundation]].<ref>[http://www.robinhood.org/governance#section-1 "About,"] robinhood.org.</ref> <ref>[http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/18/8386204/index.htm "The legend of Robin Hood,"] Fortune magazine, September 8, 2006</ref> Ainslie was among the prominent hedge fund managers who supported [[Mitt Romney]] in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. <ref>[http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3101654#.VAn-LRbd3MM "Meet Mitt Romney's Hedge Fund Backers,"] Institutional Investor, October 12, 2012</ref> <ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0914/Mitt-Romney-shifts-campaign-focus-back-to-the-economy "Mitt Romney shifts campaign focus back to the economy,"] The Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2012</ref> He and his wife Elizabeth have two sons.<ref>[http://capitalizeforkids.com/speakers/#lee Capitalize for Kids Investors Conference 2014 (biography)]</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 01:09, 6 September 2014

Lee S. Ainslie III is the head of hedge fund Maverick Capital, which in 1993 he helped form at the invitation of billionaire Sam Wyly.[1] [2] He and other former employees of Julian Robertson's Tiger Management Corp., nicknamed "tiger cubs," are widely regarded in the hedge fund industry.[3][4] [5][6] Ainslie is a value investor[7] particularly known for his investments in the technology sector.[8] He has been profiled in books such as Hedge Hunters, by Katherine Burton [9], New Investment Superstars by Lois Peltz.[10] and The Big Win by Stephen Weiss. [11] Maverick Capital Management LP was reported to have $9 billion under management at year-end 2013.[12] [13]

Biography

Prior to joining Maverick, he worked at Tiger Management Corp.[14] [15] Ainslie's father was headmaster of Episcopal High School, a private school in Alexandra, Virginia, from which Ainslie graduated.[16] 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.[14][17] He is on the board of directors of the charitable organization the Robin Hood Foundation.[18] [19] Ainslie was among the prominent hedge fund managers who supported Mitt Romney in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. [20] [21] He and his wife Elizabeth have two sons.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Comeback Kid," Institutional Investor, December 19, 2007
  2. ^ "The World's Billionaires," Forbes, March 5, 2008
  3. ^ "How the Tigers Cubs Stacked Up in 2013," Institutional Investor's Alpha, January 9, 2014
  4. ^ "A calm exterior: Face to Face with Lee Ainslie," Pensions & Investments, June 11, 2007
  5. ^ "Tiger Management Helps Next-Generation Funds," The New York Times, July 30, 2012
  6. ^ "The Lone Star State attracts plenty of financial whizzkids," The Economist, July 30, 2011
  7. ^ McKinsey & Co. Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance. Chapter 6. John Wiley and Sons, 2011. ISBN 0470424605, ISBN 978-0470424605.
  8. ^ "Ainslie's Maverick Cap backfires in August," Reuters, September 11, 2011
  9. ^ Burton, Katherine. Hedge Hunters. Chapter 6. John Wiley and Sons, 2010. ISBN 0-470-88518-1, ISBN 978-0-470-88518-5.
  10. ^ Peltz, Lois. New Investment Superstars. Chapter 5. John Wiley and Sons, 2001. ISBN 047140313X, ISBN 978-0471403135
  11. ^ Weiss, Stephen. The Big Win. Chapter 5. John Wiley and Sons, 2012. ISBN 0470916109, ISBN 978-0470916100
  12. ^ "Hedge Funds Trail Stocks by the Widest Margin Since 2005," Bloomberg, December 6, 2013
  13. ^ "The Top 10 Hedge Funds to Watch in 2013," Worth magazine
  14. ^ a b "Maverick Capital Ltd.", Bloomberg Businessweek
  15. ^ "Lee S. Ainslie III," Bloomberg Businessweek (profile)
  16. ^ "Comeback Kid," Institutional Investor, December 19, 2007
  17. ^ http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/~/media/Files/documents/mba-recruiting-finance.pdf
  18. ^ "About," robinhood.org.
  19. ^ "The legend of Robin Hood," Fortune magazine, September 8, 2006
  20. ^ "Meet Mitt Romney's Hedge Fund Backers," Institutional Investor, October 12, 2012
  21. ^ "Mitt Romney shifts campaign focus back to the economy," The Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2012
  22. ^ Capitalize for Kids Investors Conference 2014 (biography)

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