Bill Ackman
$9.3B
Details
- UID
- p-billackman
Education
BA Harvard University; MBA Harvard Business School
Background
- Founded Pershing Square Capital Management in 2004 - Rose to fame for short of bond insurer MBIA and rescue of General Growth Properties - Famous campaigns: Apple, Chipotle, Restaurant Brands International, Valeant (loss), Herbalife (loss) - Concentrated portfolio strategy: typically 8-12 stocks - Endorsed Donald Trump in 2024 (after decades supporting Democrats) - Led campaign against Harvard President Claudine Gay (resigned January 2024) - Planning Pershing Square IPO for early 2026
Board Seats
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (Board Member)Howard Hughes Holdings (major shareholder, 46.9% stake)
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Related Organizations
Ackman Family Office (Pershing Square)Hedge Fund / Family Office
OWNSCOVID-19 relief (donated significant funds in 2020-2021)Board
BOARD_SEATCanadian Pacific Kansas City (Board Member)Board
BOARD_SEATEconomic opportunity and poverty alleviationBoard
BOARD_SEATEducation reform and charter schoolsBoard
BOARD_SEATHealthcare accessBoard
BOARD_SEATHoward Hughes Holdings (major shareholder, 46.9% stake)Board
BOARD_SEATJewish causes and Israel supportBoard
BOARD_SEATPershing Square FoundationPrivate philanthropic foundation
OWNSPershing Square Holdings (LSE: PSH) - CEOBoard
BOARD_SEATPhilanthropy Focus:Board
BOARD_SEATTable Management ResearchSFO
OWNSVarious portfolio company boardsBoard
BOARD_SEATFamily
3 family members