Bill Gross
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Investments
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Laguna Beach, California
- Organization
- Cofounder and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
- Education
- Anderson School of Management (Master of Business Administration)Duke University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Divorced
- Children
- 3
Biography
Bill Gross cofounded PIMCO, an investment management firm, in 1971 and became known as a superstar bond fund manager.
He decamped in 2014, and joined Janus Henderson to manage a global macro bond fund; he retired in 2019.
Gross sued PIMCO for wrongful dismissal in 2015. The case was settled in March 2017 for $81 million, which went to the Sue and Bill Gross Foundation.
In 2016, Gross' wife of 31 years, Sue, filed for divorce. She eventually walked away with over $1 billion.
Gross is a 1966 graduate in psychology from Duke University. He has donated millions to his alma mater for financial aid.
About
Named after him, the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at the Smithsonian National Postal is the world's largest gallery dedicated to philately.
Gross, who has Asperger's Syndrome, was prompted to seek diagnosis after reading Michael Lewis's "The Big Short," which features a protagonist with the condition.