Andreas Halvorsen | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Borge, Norway |
Alma mater |
Williams College Stanford University |
Occupation | hedge fund manager |
Known for | Founder and CEO, Viking Global Investors |
Spouse | Diane Halvorsen |
Children | 3 |
Ole Andreas Halvorsen (born 1961) is a Norwegian billionaire hedge fund manager. He is the CEO and a co-founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Viking Global Investors. [1] Viking had $24 billion under management as of October, 2017. [2] Halvorsen has consistently ranked among the top earning hedge fund managers, placing 11th in Forbes' 2012 rankings and 9th in 2015, according to Institutional Investor's Alpha. [3] [4] [5]
Halvorsen is a protégé of hedge fund manager Julian Robertson. [6] As of August 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$6.6 billion. [7]
Halvorsen was born in Borge, Norway in 1961. [8] He graduated from the Norwegian Naval Academy and then served as a leader of a Norwegian SEAL team. [1]
Halvorsen attended Williams College, where he was a member of the ski team, and graduated in 1986 with a degree in economics. He went on to receive his MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 1990. [1] [9] At Stanford, he received the Alexander A. Robichek Student Achievement Award in Finance and was an Arjay Miller Scholar. [10] Halvorsen is now on Williams' Board of Trustees. [11]
Halvorsen worked in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley after finishing his studies. Then he moved to Tiger Management Corp, where he was a senior managing director, as well as an analyst and director of equities, and a member of the management committee. He sat on Tiger's advisory board, and on the supervisory board of the firm's largest fund, Jaguar Fund N.V.. [12]
In 1999, Halvorsen left Tiger to co-found Viking Global Investors, an investment firm managing capital in excess of $30 billion, of which he is currently the CEO, alongside David Ott and Brian Olson. [13] [14] Halvorsen, Ott, and Olson are part of the group known as " Tiger Cubs," former employees of Julian Robertson's Tiger Management Corporation now working as hedge fund managers on their own. [15] Viking Global's main operations cover public equity and hedge funds on the international market. [16]
He is married to Diane Halvorsen; they have three children and live in Darien, Connecticut. [7] [17]
Halvorsen is on the board of trustees of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and the board of Williams College. [11]
Previously, Halvorsen has been a trustee of Greenwich Academy, a board member of Right To Play USA, and sat on the advisory council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. [18]
Andreas Halvorsen | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Borge, Norway |
Alma mater |
Williams College Stanford University |
Occupation | hedge fund manager |
Known for | Founder and CEO, Viking Global Investors |
Spouse | Diane Halvorsen |
Children | 3 |
Ole Andreas Halvorsen (born 1961) is a Norwegian billionaire hedge fund manager. He is the CEO and a co-founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Viking Global Investors. [1] Viking had $24 billion under management as of October, 2017. [2] Halvorsen has consistently ranked among the top earning hedge fund managers, placing 11th in Forbes' 2012 rankings and 9th in 2015, according to Institutional Investor's Alpha. [3] [4] [5]
Halvorsen is a protégé of hedge fund manager Julian Robertson. [6] As of August 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$6.6 billion. [7]
Halvorsen was born in Borge, Norway in 1961. [8] He graduated from the Norwegian Naval Academy and then served as a leader of a Norwegian SEAL team. [1]
Halvorsen attended Williams College, where he was a member of the ski team, and graduated in 1986 with a degree in economics. He went on to receive his MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 1990. [1] [9] At Stanford, he received the Alexander A. Robichek Student Achievement Award in Finance and was an Arjay Miller Scholar. [10] Halvorsen is now on Williams' Board of Trustees. [11]
Halvorsen worked in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley after finishing his studies. Then he moved to Tiger Management Corp, where he was a senior managing director, as well as an analyst and director of equities, and a member of the management committee. He sat on Tiger's advisory board, and on the supervisory board of the firm's largest fund, Jaguar Fund N.V.. [12]
In 1999, Halvorsen left Tiger to co-found Viking Global Investors, an investment firm managing capital in excess of $30 billion, of which he is currently the CEO, alongside David Ott and Brian Olson. [13] [14] Halvorsen, Ott, and Olson are part of the group known as " Tiger Cubs," former employees of Julian Robertson's Tiger Management Corporation now working as hedge fund managers on their own. [15] Viking Global's main operations cover public equity and hedge funds on the international market. [16]
He is married to Diane Halvorsen; they have three children and live in Darien, Connecticut. [7] [17]
Halvorsen is on the board of trustees of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and the board of Williams College. [11]
Previously, Halvorsen has been a trustee of Greenwich Academy, a board member of Right To Play USA, and sat on the advisory council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. [18]