John Paulson
John Alfred Paulson (born December 14, 1955) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager. He leads Paulson & Co., a New York–based investment management firm he founded in 1994. He has been called "one of the most prominent names in high finance", and "a man who made one of the biggest fortunes in Wall Street history."
John Paulson | |
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| Born | John Alfred Paulson December 14, 1955 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | New York University (BA) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Known for | Founder of Paulson & Co. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Jenny Zaharia
(m. 2000; sep. 2021) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
His prominence and fortune were made in 2007 when he earned almost $4 billion and was transformed "from an obscure money manager into a financial legend" by using credit default swaps to effectively bet against the U.S. subprime mortgage lending market. In 2010, Paulson earned $4.9 billion. The Forbes real-time tracker estimated his net worth at $3 billion as of January 2023.
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