Kyle Bass — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and Principal of Hayman Capital Management, L.P., a hedge fund focused on global events.
Founded Conservation Equity Management, a private equity firm focused on environmental sustainability.
Successfully predicted and bet against the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis in 2008 by purchasing credit default swaps.
Recipient of the 2019 Foreign Policy Association Medal for responsible internationalism.
Serves on the advisory board of the China Center at the Hudson Institute and the executive advisory board of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Graduated with honors from Texas Christian University in 1992 with a B.B.A. in finance.

Biography

J. Kyle Bass is an American investor who founded Hayman Capital Management, L.P.

, a Dallas-based hedge fund focused on global events, and Conservation Equity Management, a private equity firm dedicated to environmental sustainability. He gained prominence in 2008 for successfully predicting and betting against the U.S.

subprime mortgage crisis by purchasing credit default swaps on subprime securities, which increased in value when the real estate bubble burst.