Wharton School

Nassim Nicholas Taleb / Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Born Nassim Nicholas Taleb in 1960 year, in the Lebanese city of Amioun. His family professed Orthodoxy. During the civil war, which began in 1975 year, they were deported. Father of Nassim Nicholas, Dr. Taleb was an oncologist, did anthropological research. Among his ancestors are politicians, representing the interests of the Orthodox community of Lebanon. So his maternal grandfather and great-grandfather were deputy prime ministers of Lebanon, paternal grandfather served as Chief Justice, and also in 1861 his great-great-great-great-grandfather served as governor of the semi-autonomous Ottoman province on Mount Lebanon. Taleb has held senior positions in brokerage firms in London and New York, and also worked on the stock exchange, before starting his own hedge fund company Empirica LLC (futures and options sales). He received his Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) At Wharton School and defended his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Paris. Author of "Dynamic Hedging" and "Fooled by Randomness".

Michael Steinhard / Michael Steinhardt

Michael Steinhard was born 7 December 1940 years in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Steinhard recognized as one of the best investors and hedge fund managers. Founder of Steinhardt hedge fund, Fine, Berkowitz & Co. One of the best traders and investors grew up in Brooklyn, his father was a jeweler. Michael first became interested in stocks, when he was presented with several pieces for one of the holidays, he soon began to go to the local Merrill Lynch branch to check his investments and use the income to buy more shares. After graduation, Age 16 years, Steinhardt went to Wharton School at Pennsylvania State University, where he completed the basic university program in three years.

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