Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Raj Rajaratnam

Galleon Group

Mark Kingdon

Kingdon Capital Management

James Simons

James Simons $2.8 billion in 2007

George Soros

Quantum Fund


George Soros earnined $2.9 billion in 2007

John Paulson

John Paulson earned a record $3.7 billion in 2007 (Alpha rankings).

This is a great display of individual wealth creation in any year in the modern history of finance in securites market trading.



http://www.iimagazine.com/article.aspx?articleID=1914753

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Incomes of Hedgefund Managers in 2006

Combined, the top 25 hedge fund managers earned $14 billion in 2006.

Mr. James Simons, the founder of Renaissance Technologies earned $1.7 billion.


Two other hedge fund managers, Kenneth C. Griffin and Edward S. Lampert, each took home more than $1 billion last year, with George Soros missing the hurdle by $50 million, according to an annual ranking of the top 25 hedge fund earners by Institutional Investor’s Alpha magazine.

Some view them as new-economy financiers, evoking the likes of John D. Rockefeller or John Pierpont Morgan as they provide liquidity to the markets and broadly diversify risks in the banking and financial systems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/business/24hedge.html

Monday, May 26, 2008

Owen O. West

Managing Director
Goldman Sachs

Owen is a graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Graduate School of Business
Prior to this, he is a vice president (energy trading) of Goldman, Sachs & Co.

He served as a Marine infantry officer for six years, including MEU(SOC) assignments as well as an Iraq tour as Fire Support Officer for 1st Force Recon Company. His Reserve affiliation continues as 2d Brigade Platoon Commander, 4th ANGLICO.

A former heavyweight rower, he has completed 100-mile ultra-marathons, attempted Mount Everest, and finished as high as second in the Eco Challenge. His first novel won the Boyd Literary Award for best military novel. He has written several articles on the military and outdoor adventures for publications as diverse as Playboy and The New York Times. In 2005, he won the Marine Corps Leadership Essay Contest.