Lee S. Ainslie III is the head of hedge fund Maverick Capital, which in 1993 he helped form at the invitation of billionaire Sam Wyly. Prior to joining Maverick, he worked at Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management Corp. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of North Carolina. He was profiled in the book, Hedge Hunters, by Katherine Burton.
Background
Lee Ainslie was raised in Virginia and is the son of an Episcopalian headmaster.
Education
Mr Ainslie received a B.S in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, a Westmoreland Davis Scholar and Thomas Pinckney Bryan Jr. Scholar, and an M.B.A from the University of North Carolina. Ainslie was recruited straight from graduate school into hedge fund management by Julian Robertson, founder of Tiger Management Corp.
Maverick Capital
Maverick has offices in both Dallas and New York and now manages over $5 billion. They are a long/short equity hedge fund and in an interview with McKinsey, Ainslie said that: “Our goal is to know more about every one of the companies in which we invest than any noninsider does.’
‘No Holds’ Investing
Ainslie is a strong believer that when investing, there are no ‘holds’. A good investor should be either willing to buy more at the current price or to redeploy the capital to something that does deserve incremental capital.
Outside of work
Ainslie on the Board of Directors of the Robin Hood Foundation, the Board of Trustees of the Episopal High School and the Advisory Board of the University of Virginia’s Alumni Association. He is also Vice Chair of the Robin Hood Foundation.
Links
How Lee Ainslie does it – Investment News
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