American hedge fund manager
Greg Lippmann |
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Born | Greg Holden Lippmann 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)[1] |
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Nationality | American |
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Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
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Occupation | Banker |
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Spouse | Kimberly Lee Duckworth |
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Greg Holden Lippmann (born 1968/1969) is an American hedge fund manager, and one of the key figures in Michael Lewis' book The Big Short.[2]
Early life
Greg Lippmann is the son of Susan Lippmann, a business manager at Purchase College, and Thomas J. Lippmann, the retired owner of the DBL Operating Corporation, a real estate investment and management business in New York, both of Scarsdale, New York.[3]
He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.[4][3][5]
Career
Lippmann worked for Deutsche Bank, as global head of asset-backed securities trading, until he left in April 2010, and was succeeded by Pius Sprenger.[6][1]
In February 2010, Lippmann announced that he would be joining a hedge fund started by Fred Brettschneider, who was formerly Deutsche Bank's head of global markets.[1] Lippmann co-founded LibreMax Partners with Brettschneider, and is its Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager.[5]
In May 2016, Bloomberg LP reported that Lippmann was working with Promise Financial on a wedding loans business.[7]
Personal life
On December 14, 2002, he married Dr. Kimberly Lee Duckworth in New York City.[3]
In popular culture
A character based on Lippmann, Jared Vennett, was portrayed by actor Ryan Gosling in the 2015 film The Big Short.
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