Bill Ackman

William Albert Ackman (born May 11, 1966) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, who is the founder and chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management, a hedge fund management company. His investment approach has made him an activist investor.

Quotes

 * So investing is about putting out money today in the hope or promise of getting back more in the future. And so it's about predicting the future.
 * "An activist investor on challenging the status quo | Bill Ackman" on TED Talks Daily, found on DeepCast (13 May 2024)


 * Everything from pre-election, the Hunter Biden laptop story in the New York Post that then Twitter made difficult for people to share and to read, COVID, the Jay Bhattacharyas of the world, questioning the government's response, questioning long-term lockdowns, questioning keeping kids out of school, questions about masks, about vaccines, which are still not definitively answered.
 * "#413 - Bill Ackman: Investing, Financial Battles, Harvard, DEI, X & Free Speech" on Lex Fridman Podcast, found on DeepCast (20 February 2024)