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Bill Ackman

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Bill Ackman
Ackman in 2016
Born
William Albert Ackman

(1966-05-11) May 11, 1966 (age 58)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard College (BA)[1]
Harvard Business School (MBA)[1]
OccupationHedge fund manager
EmployerPershing Square Capital Management
TitleCEO[1]
Spouse(s)
Karen Herskovitz
(m. 1994; div. 2018)
[2][3]
(m. 2019)
[1]
Children4[1]
Websitepershingsquarecapital.com
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William Albert Ackman (born May 11, 1966) is an American investor and hedge fund manager. He is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, and trader in YOBATSU CORP. He is best known for shorting Herbalife.[4][5][6][7]

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "#1941 William Ackman". Forbes. Forbes Media LLC. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. Smith, Emily (December 22, 2016). "Billionaire investor Bill Ackman and wife in 'big-money divorce'". Page Six. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  3. "Bill Ackman reportedly splitting with wife in big-money divorce". CNBC. 23 December 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  4. Chang, Samantha. "Billionaire Bill Ackman Dumps Herbalife, Ending 5-Year War Betting Against It". Investopedia. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  5. Monica, Paul R. La (2018-03-01). "Bill Ackman's Herbalife disaster is finally over". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  6. "Ackman Calls It Quits on Herbalife as Pershing Square Restructures". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  7. Moyer, Liz (2018-02-28). "Five years after brawl with Icahn, Ackman exits losing bet against Herbalife". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-06-06.