Firm: Atticus CapitalCity: New York2008 Age: 422008 Assets Under Management (AUM): $17.5 Billion Atticus Capital was founded in 1995 by Timothy Barakett and Nathaniel Rothschild. Barakett played hockey for Harvard University and was a first round pick in the 1986 NHL draft – but turned down a chance to play for the New Jersey Devils.
Robert Prechter is a famous proponent of Elliott Wave analysis. He correctly predicted a large bull market in 1982 and also accurately called the market top shortly prior to the 1987 crash. Prechter’s Elliott Wave International (EWI) is the world’s largest market forecasting firm. Prechter attended Yale University on a full scholarship, graduating in 1971
Firm: ESL InvestmentsCity: Greenwich, Connecticut2008 Age: 46 Edward S. “Eddie” Lampert is the founder of ESL Investments. Lampert graduated from Yale University in 1984 with a degree in economics. While at Yale he worked as a research assistant for Professor James Tobin, a Nobel Prize winning economist. Lampert was also a member of Skull and
Firm: Perry CapitalCity: New York2008 Age: 532008 Assets Under Management (AUM): $15 Billion Richard Perry received a BS from the University of University of Pennsylvania, and earned an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Like Dan Och and Eddie Lampert, Richard Perry worked in the Risk Arbitage department at Goldman Sachs. Perry
Ed Seykota is a commodities and futures trader, trading educator and trading systems developer. Seykota holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Industrial Management from MIT. In 1970 he pioneered systems trading using early punch card computers to test his trading strategies. His entry into the world of trading systems had in part been inspired by