Viking Co-CIO Jacobs to Leave

Jacobs will be the third chief investment officer to leave the hedge fund firm in the past four years.

Stephen Taub June 11, 2019

Viking co-founder Andreas Halvorsen

(Matthew Staver/Bloomberg)

Another chief investment officer is leaving Viking Global Investors.Ben Jacobs, who serves as co-CIO with Ning Jin, is departing after spending ten years with the hedge fund firm co-founded by Tiger Cub O. Andreas Halvorsen, according to a letter sent to clients and read to

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