Seth Klarman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Inducted into Institutional Investor Alpha's Hedge Fund Manager Hall of Fame in 2008.
Serves as Chief Executive and Portfolio Manager of the Baupost Group.
Founded the Baupost Group, a Boston-based private investment partnership, in 1982, which manages $30 billion in assets.
A proponent of value investing, closely following the investment philosophy of Benjamin Graham.
Author.
Graduated magna cum laude in economics from Cornell University in 1979 and was a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School.

Biography

Seth Andrew Klarman, born May 21, 1957, is an American billionaire investor, hedge fund manager, and author. He is the chief executive and portfolio manager of the Baupost Group, a Boston-based private investment partnership he founded in 1982. Klarman is a proponent of value investing, closely following the investment philosophy of Benjamin Graham. He is known for buying unpopular assets while they are undervalued, seeking a margin of safety and profiting from any rise in price.