Julian Robertson, Jr.
Julian Hart Robertson Jr. KNZM is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. Now retired, Robertson invests in other hedge funds, mostly those run by former employees of his own defunct hedge fund company, Tiger Management.
- Superstar trader Julian Robertson helped pioneer the modern day hedge fund industry; he founded Tiger Management in 1980.
- Since closing his fund in 2000, Robertson has been managing his own book and has seeded several funds started by his disciples, dubbed Tiger Cubs.
- Born and raised in North Carolina, Robertson served two years in the Navy after graduating from UNC Chapel Hill.
- He owns several lodges, resorts and golf courses in New Zealand.
- Robertson has given away $1.1 billion of his wealth to charitable causes including medical research, charter schools, and environmental protection.
