Mason Hawkins — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Received Institutional Investor’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.
Named Morningstar Domestic Equity Fund Manager of the Year in 2006.
Serves as Chairman at Southeastern Asset Management.
Founded Southeastern Asset Management in 1975, a $35 billion global investment management firm.
Launched the Longleaf Partners Funds, a suite of mutual funds and UCITS funds, in 1987.
Holds a B.A. in Finance from the University of Florida (1970) and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia (1971).
Holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Biography

Otis "Mason" Hawkins is an American value investor and the founder, chairman, and former chief executive officer of Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. He established Southeastern Asset Management in 1975, building it into a $35 billion employee-owned global investment management firm that serves as the investment advisor to the Longleaf Partners Funds, a suite of mutual funds and UCITS funds, which he launched in 1987.