Bill Ackman Personal Life, Profession, Wife, Net Worth, Metrics

Bill Ackman is an American investor and hedge fund manager. Additionally, Paul Singer of Elliot Management Corporation was also an active hedge fund with over $23 in assets under management in 2013. Coming to Bill is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management under the fund management company speculative.

Additionally, U.S. government officials, other hedge fund officials, various retail investors, and the general public have praised and criticized his investment style. The seasoned investor has also been involved in several philanthropic works and events. Scroll down to find out more of his information, then keep scrolling.

BILL ACKMAN: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER

The investor was born on May 11, 1966 as William Albert Ackman in Chappaqua, New York, United States of America. He was born as the son of parents: Ronnie I. and Lawrence David Ackman. His father was president of a New York real estate finance company called Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent ethnicity and holds American ethnicity.

Regarding his education, he received a magna cum laude Bachelor of Arts degree in social studies from Harvard College in 1988. During this time, his thesis title was Scaling the Ivy Wall: The Jewish and Asian American Experience in Harvard Admissions. In 1992, he obtained his MBA from Harvard Business School.

After graduating, he founded the investment company named Gotham Partners with David P. Berkowitz. After three years in 1995, he partnered with insurance and real estate company Leucadia National to bid for Rockefeller Center, but did not win the deal. In 2004, he launched his Pershing Square Capital Management with $54 million of his personal funds with his former business partner Leucadia National.

Later, Pershing Square Capital Management launched a new closed-end fund called Pershing Square Holdings in December 2012. The investment trust raised $3 billion in an October 2014 IPO on the Euronext stock market of Amsterdam and a closed-end fund valued at $6.7 billion. Additionally, Ackman held a US$1 billion overdraft against nutrition company Herbalife from 2012 to 2018.

BILL ACKMAN: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

The 55-year-old investor has been married twice and divorced once. He previously married a landscape architect, Karen Ann Herskovitz. They married on July 10, 1994 and separated on December 22, 2016. The duo had produced three children: Eloise Ackman, Lucy Ackman and Liza Ackman from their marriage.

After the divorce, he moved away and fell in love with American-Israeli designer and teacher, Neri Oxman. The couple got engaged in 2018 and married in January 2019. Their wedding ceremony took place at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan in the presence of their loved ones. In the spring of 2019, they welcomed their first child.

BILL ACKMAN: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Talking about his earnings, the handsome investor earns a huge amount through his founded management company called Pershing Square Capital Management. Hence, he has an estimated net worth of around $1.6 billion in 2020. Additionally, he owns a few properties including a $22 million apartment on the Upper East Side in New York and a 90 million dollars in New York.

He has a verified BillAckman Twitter account with 347.8k followers. On Instagram, he has an unverified @bill_ackman account with over 8,000 followers.

BILL ACKMAN: BODY MEASUREMENTS

Businessman has well maintained body structure with unknown body measurements of chest or waist. His body is around 5 feet 9 inches or 1.80 meters and weighs about 75 kg. He has light brown eye color with silver hair color.