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Paul Tudor Jones

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Paul Tudor Jones II
Born
Paul Tudor Jones II

(1954-09-28) September 28, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationHedge fund manager
Years active1980–present
Known for
  • • predicting Black Monday 1987 stock market crash
  • • founding Tudor Investment Corporation
  • • founding Robin Hood Foundation
  • • philanthropist
TitleCEO, Tudor Investment Corporation
Board member of
The Weinstein Company 2015-2017[3]
Spouse
Sonia Jones
(m. 1988)
[4]
Children4

Paul Tudor Jones II (born September 28, 1954) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, philanthropist, and conservationist. His hedge fund, Tudor Investment Corporation, an asset management firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, was founded in 1980.

He founded the Robin Hood Foundation eight years later.[6] The organization focuses on helping reduce poverty.

His net worth is estimated to be $5.1 billion according to Forbes.[7]

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References

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  1. Smith, Randall (5 March 2014). "After a Dazzling Early Career, a Star Trader Settles Down". New York Times. No. DealBook. New York, N.Y., United States. The New York Times Company. p. B1. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. Gordon, Amanda (26 August 2013). "Hamptons Scene: Tudor Jones Rocks With Kravis, Kravitz". No. Business. United States: Bloomberg News. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones distances himself from disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein". CNBC. 6 December 2017.
  4. McLean, Bethany (12 March 2012). "Whose Yoga Is It, Anyway?". No. Society. United States: Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. "Forbes profile: Paul Tudor Jones, II". Forbes. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. Belvedere, Matthew J. (2020-03-26). "Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones gets emotional about his daughter getting coronavirus". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  7. "Paul Tudor Jones, II". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-06.

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