Thomas Sandell
Thomas Sandell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 or 1961 (age 65–66)[1] |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University Columbia University |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager |
| Spouse | Married |
| Children | 2 |
Thomas Sandell (born 1960/1961) is a billionaire Swedish hedge fund manager, based in London.
Early life
[edit | edit source]He earned a bachelor's degree from Uppsala University.[1] He then spent 2 years in Paris covering European stocks for Atlantic Finance.[citation needed] He then earned an MBA in finance from Columbia University.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Sandell worked as a securities analyst for Atlantic Finance in Paris from May 1986 to May 1987 and subsequently was head of equity research at Group Delphi in Paris.[2]
Sandell joined Bear Stearns in 1988,[1] and was a colleague of investment banker Ace Greenberg.[3] When he left in 1997 he was a senior managing director and co-head of the Risk Arbitrage department.
In 1998, Sandell set up Sandell Asset Management, a hedge fund with its headquarters in New York.[1]
The company's business focus on global risk arbitrage, equity special situations and credit opportunities. Its UCITS hedge fund was awarded Best Performing Risk Arbitrage Fund by The Hedge Fund Journal[4] and was included in "The Hedge Fund Hot 100".[5]
Other
[edit | edit source]Sandell is a founding board member of The New Leader's Group of the Institute of International Education, the administrator of the United States Government's Fulbright Program.[citation needed] He is also a Trustee of Friends of ARK (Absolute Return for Kids), a charity focused on supporting a variety of initiatives that fight disease, abuse and poverty afflicting children around the globe.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is married, with one child, and lives in London, England.[1]
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