Paul Tudor Jones II
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Hedge funds
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Palm Beach, Florida
- Organization
- Founder at Tudor Investment Corporation
- Education
- University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 4
Biography
Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones II is known for his macro trades, particularly his bets on interest rates and currencies.
In 1980, he founded Tudor Investment Corporation, which now manages some $17 billion in assets.
Jones got his start at his dad's small business paper, the Memphis Daily News, where he wrote under the name Paul Eagle in high school and college.
He cut his teeth trading cotton futures at the New York Cotton Exchange, under the tutelage of renowned cotton trader Eli Tullis.
In 1988, he cofounded the Robin Hood Foundation, with the goal of reducing poverty in New York City.
About
Jones, who was a boxing champion in college, took up the sport after he failed to score a single point in sixth grade basketball.
In 2013 he cofounded Just Capital, a nonprofit research outfit that ranks Russell 1000 companies based on their impact on the environment, communities, and more.