James Harris “Jim” Simons received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1958, and his PhD, also in mathematics, from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962 at the age of 23. While at MIT he studied under renowned mathematicians Warren Ambrose and I.M. Singer. From 1961 to 1964,
City: Boston2008 Age: 50 Jim Pallotta spent 15 years as a money manager for Paul Tudor Jones at the $18 billion Tudor Investment Corp. According to a letter sent to investors, Pallotta is leaving Tudor Investment to start his own firm. He will retain control of his $5 billion Raptor Global Fund along with Alter
J. Peter Steidlmayer developed the method of technical analysis known as Market Profile in the 1980’s in conjunction with the Chicago Board of Trade. Market Profile is a graphical organization of price and time information.