Baupost Group

Principals (3)

Team Members (8)

Related Entities (3)

Relationship Strength

Sources (10)

• Forbes Profile - Seth Klarman: (accessed January 18, 2026)
• Hedgeweek - "Baupost clients pull $7bn over past three years" (January 23, 2025):
• Hedgeweek - "Baupost hedge fund cuts investing team by nearly 20%" (July 1, 2024):
• Broad Institute - Seth Klarman Board Chair Announcement (July 17, 2025):
• Broad Institute - Seth Klarman Bio:
• Seeking Alpha - "Tracking Seth Klarman's Baupost Group Holdings Q3 2025 Update" (November 2025):
• Wikipedia - Seth Klarman:
• SEC 13F Filings:
• Giving Pledge:
• Harvard Kennedy School - Seth Klarman:

Changelog

• 2026-01-18Comprehensive team enrichment. Key updates: (1) AUM corrected to ~$23B (was ~$30B) - reflects $7B in client redemptions over 3 years per Bloomberg/Hedgeweek Jan 2025; (2) Added Seth Klarman's new role as Chair of Broad Institute Board (appointed July 17, 2025, succeeding Eric Schmidt); (3) Updated board seats with Broad Institute Chair, Beth Israel details, HBS Board of Dean's Advisors, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected 2020); (4) Added editor credit for "Security Analysis: Seventh Edition" (2023); (5) Expanded Recent Activity with detailed 2024-2025 fund performance (+10% in 2024, average 4% annually since 2014), Q3 2025 13F holdings (top 5: QSR, GOOGL, ELV, CRH, WTW = 46% of portfolio), new positions (UNP, GPC, COLD), exited positions (LBRDK, VSAT, ICLR, AMCR); (6) Updated June 2024 restructuring details (11 of 59 investing staff cut, credit now 25% of portfolio vs 5% two years ago, cash reduced to ~10%); (7) Updated Hiring Signals for post-restructuring stabilization mode; (8) Added comprehensive sourced URLs. Forbes rank updated to #2729 world / #2479 on 2025 Billionaires list.
• 2026-01-17Updated Seth Klarman net worth to $1.3B (Forbes Real-Time Jan 2026); noted discrepancy with other estimates ($5-6B); Forbes 400 status updated (not currently listed)
• 2025-12-27Added comprehensive team with LinkedIn URLs. Senior Leadership (James Mooney III Partner/President, Elaine Mann COO, Jason Price CFO, Frederick Fogel GC). MDs Operations (Jack Cohen CCO, James Conz CIO, JJ Lenhart Real Estate, Taylor Banks Real Estate). MDs Investments (Wills Begor, Nathaniel Casey, James Patterson, Gregory Rudin, Andy McElaney). Partners (Joshua Greenhill Public, Richard Carona Public UK, Ryan Dow, Samuel Plimpton Emeritus). Principals (Eric Utay, Calvin Willett, Jack Murrel, Olivia Parlavecchio, Abhinav Jha, Will Brechtelsbauer). Operations (Amos Pike Controller, Jennifer Lin Treasury, Stacie O'Brien, Arash Vedaie Compliance). Klarman Family Foundation (Steven Moore COO, Jonathan Horowitz CPO, Laura Sherman, Anna Spandorfer, Melanie Torres). June 2024: Baupost cut ~19% of investing staff in historic restructuring. Jim Mooney is heir apparent to Klarman. Many senior execs maintain no public LinkedIn due to privacy culture.
• 2025-12-11Initial research file created for Seth Klarman / Baupost Group. Includes Overview, Principals (Seth & Beth Klarman), Entities, Philanthropy Focus, Current Team, Relationships, Recent Activity, Key Characteristics, Hiring Signals, Aliases, and Sources. Note: Some details require web research verification when access becomes available.
• 2025-12-11Enhanced Current Team section with detailed executive leadership (Jim Mooney COO, Michael Adler MD, Jaren Harris MD), team structure (25-30 investment professionals, 50-60 total), and culture characteristics.

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