Profil Financier
John Paulson occupe actuellement le rang #301 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur finance & investissement). Fortune nette estimée : $11.4 B (+$202 sur 24h).
John Paulson made his fortune betting against subprime mortgages at the peak of the 2007 credit bubble.
His hedge fund firm, Paulson & Co., was started in 1994 and enjoyed success as a niche fund until Paulson put on his "big short" in 2007.
In 2020, Paulson announced that he would be returning capital to investors and converting his hedge fund into a family office.
A Queens native, Paulson had stints at several firms, including Boston Consulting Group and Bear Stearns, before founding Paulson & Co.
Paulson has given $400 million to Harvard University, where he received an MBA, and $100 million to his undergraduate alma mater New York University.