David Einhorn
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David Einhorn is an American hedge fund manager and prominent value investor best known for running the long-short fund Greenlight Capital and for his high-profile short-selling campaigns.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hedge fund manager
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human ⓘ value investor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Institutional Investor Alpha Hedge Fund Manager awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| businessModel | hedge fund with long-short equity strategy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Greenlight Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
finance
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investment management ⓘ value investing ⓘ |
| founded | Greenlight Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | value investing (investment style) ⓘ |
| hasWritten | "Fooling Some of the People All of the Time" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investmentStrategy |
long-short equity
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short selling overvalued companies ⓘ value-oriented investing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Greenlight Capital
NERFINISHED
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short selling campaigns ⓘ value investing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Greenlight Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | David Einhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
activist-style investing in selected positions
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public criticism of certain financial institutions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-profile short-selling theses
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public presentations at investment conferences ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
advocacy of shareholder rights
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criticism of aggressive accounting ⓘ focus on downside risk in value investing ⓘ |
| notableShort |
Allied Capital
NERFINISHED
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Allied Capital accounting practices ⓘ Green Mountain Coffee Roasters NERFINISHED ⓘ Lehman Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Lehman Brothers balance sheet ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Greenlight Capital investment letters
NERFINISHED
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book "Fooling Some of the People All of the Time" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
hedge fund manager
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investor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropy |
donations to charitable organizations
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donations to educational causes ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of Greenlight Capital
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president of Greenlight Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Cheryl Strauss Einhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Greenlight Capital