John A. Thaler
| John A. Thaler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago[2] |
| Occupation |
Founder and Portfolio Manager, JAT Capital Management |
John A. Thaler is the founder of JAT Capital Management LP, a multibillion-dollar global equity investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut.[3]
Early Life and Education
John Thaler grew up in Mastic Beach, NY, where he attended William Floyd High School and graduated from the school in 1993.[4][5] He later studied at the University of Chicago and graduated with a B.A. in economics in 1997.[6]
Career
Thaler joined Shumway Capital in 2002 and began to manage his own fund – the Shumway Omni fund – in 2006, which focused on technology, media and telecommunications.[7][8] Prior to working at Shumway, Thaler was a banking analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. and an associate at private-equity firm Spectrum Equity Investors LP.[9] He left Shumway in 2007 to open his own hedge fund, JAT Capital Management, named after his initials.[2]
References
- ↑ "John A. Thaler". CrunchBase. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- 1 2 "Hedge Fund - Jat Capital Management". Insider Monkey. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ↑ "JAT Capital Management". CrunchBase. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ↑ "2009 Distinguished Alumni Award". William Floyd Alumni. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Distinguished Alumni" (PDF). William Floyd Alumni Association Newsletter. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Alumnus Points to Fraternity's Vital Role in Young Brothers' Lives" (PDF). The Review of Psi Upsilon. Fall 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Tomorrow's Titans: Blue Chip Managers for the 2010s" (PDF). The Hedge Fund Journal. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ Juliet Chung and Rob Copeland (May 11, 2015). "JAT Capital Management Returning Investor Money". The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "Executive Profile John Anthony Thaler". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved March 6, 2015.