Lee Ainslie
American businessman (born 1964)
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Lee S. Ainslie III (born 1964) is an American businessman who founded the hedge fund firm Maverick Capital.[2][3] He is also a board member of the Robin Hood Foundation and owns a minority stake in the National Football League (NFL) team Washington Commanders.
1964 (age 61–62)[1]
- Managing partner
- Maverick Capital
- Limited partner
- Washington Commanders (NFL)
Lee Ainslie | |
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| Born | Lee S. Ainslie III 1964 (age 61–62)[1] Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Founding Maverick Capital |
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Board member of | Robin Hood Foundation |
| Spouse | Elizabeth |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
Ainslie's father was headmaster of Episcopal High School, a boarding school in Alexandria, Virginia, from which Ainslie graduated.[4][5] Ainslie holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan–Flagler Business School.[6][7]
Career
Prior to founding Maverick Capital in 1993, Ainslie worked at Tiger Management, where he and other former employees had been nicknamed "Tiger Cubs" in the hedge fund industry.[6][8][9][10][11][12] Ainslie helped form Maverick Capital in 1993 at the invitation of billionaire Sam Wyly.[13][14] Maverick Capital was reported to have $9 billion under management in 2013.[15][16]
Ainslie has been profiled in books such as Hedge Hunters, by Katherine Burton,[17] New Investment Superstars by Lois Peltz.[18] and The Big Win by Stephen Weiss.[19]
Ainslie supported Mitt Romney in the 2012 U.S. presidential election.[20][21] He is on the board of directors of the Robin Hood Foundation.[22][23] In 2023, Ainslie was a part of an investment group led by Josh Harris that purchased the Washington Commanders, an American football team belonging to the National Football League (NFL), for $6.05 billion.[24][25]
Personal life
He and his wife Elizabeth have two sons.[26]