Carson Block — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder of Muddy Waters Research and Muddy Waters Capital, an investment research firm and hedge fund.
Gained wide attention in 2011 for reporting on irregularities at Sino-Forest, a Toronto-listed Chinese forestry company.
Co-authored 'Doing Business in China For Dummies' (2007).
Named to Bloomberg Markets' '50 Most Influential' list in 2011.
Holds a J.D. degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law (2005) and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California (1998).
Served as an adjunct professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2008.

Biography

Carson Block is an American investor and activist short-seller, widely recognized as the founder of Muddy Waters Research and Muddy Waters Capital, an investment research firm and hedge fund. He first gained significant attention in 2011 for reporting on irregularities at Sino-Forest, a Toronto-listed Chinese forestry company that subsequently entered Canadian bankruptcy protection.