Lee Ainslie - Founder of Maverick

Detailing the Founder (and now sole owner) of Maverick Capital

September 09, 2023

Background

Like most professional investors, Lee developed an interest in stocks early on: he started trading stocks at 13. His professional career reflected that passion turned job. After attending the University of Virginia for an undergraduate degree and receiving an MBA from the University of North Carolina, Lee was hired at Tiger Management.

He talks, as expected, very highly of his experience. Julian Robertson had several talents besides picking stocks, and one of the most important ones was being able to identify talent, an essential skill for a small investment firm. Lee believes that Julian’s ability to pick great talent is what led a lot of the funds that spun off from Tiger to go on and achieve great track records. Regarding his experience at Tiger, Lee highlights two episodes:

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