Name
Seth Klarman
Seth Klarman
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Cornell University | Master of Business Administration, Harvard University
United States
Baupost Group
investments, Self Made
$1,500,000,000
1511
#1511 Billionaires 2019
#17 The Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers 2017
Investment legend Seth Klarman runs Boston-based firm Baupost. With $27 billion under management, Baupost is one of the largest hedge funds.Klarman is seen as an expert in value investing. His book "Margin of Safety," a cult classic among investors, sells for as much as $3,000 on Amazon.An avid philanthropist, his foundation's assets hit $520 million as of the latest public filing. Once a major donor to the Republican Party, Klarman publicly denounced Trump in 2016, and has been contributing to the Democratic Party.
In 2017, Klarman's horse, Cloud Computing, won the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, the racetrack he grew up next to in Baltimore.Klarman, whose philanthropic efforts focus on scientific research and promoting access to music learning, is also a major supporter of causes in Israel.
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