Lifetime Achievement
Julian Robertson Jr.
Founder and Chairman
Tiger Management Corp.
Few if any managers have had a more profound impact on the hedge fund industry than Julian Robertson Jr., the founder of famed Tiger Management Corp. A brilliant investor in his own right, Robertson built one of the most successful hedge fund firms of all time. Starting with just $8 million in 1980, Robertson grew Tiger to more than $20 billion in assets under management at its height in 1998, before deciding to close its doors to outside money two years later. Tiger’s compounded annualized returns were an astounding ....