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Michael Steinhardt
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Hedge funds
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Mount Kisco, New York
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
- Marital Status
- Married
Assets
- WisdomTree Investments, Inc.0 shares @ --WT-US
Biography
A pioneer of the modern hedge fund, Michael Steinhardt closed his fund in 1995 after making a fortune in the 1990s from stellar returns.
He came out of retirement a decade later to help run WisdomTree Investments, where he is still a leading shareholder.
He retired as chairman of the board in October 2019.
WisdomTree is a publicly traded asset manager that focuses on ETF investing.
Steinhardt cofounded Birthright Israel, a foundation that provides funding for young Jewish Americans to take heritage trips to Israel.
About
He maintains a zoo at his 57-acre Bedford, N.Y. estate -- complete with 90-year-old land tortoises, rare zonkies, camels and "oodles and oodles of berries."