Kyle Bass
Kyle Bass is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Hayman Capital Management, an investment management firm focused on global event-driven opportunities. Prior to this, he served as a Managing Director at Legg Mason and a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns. Bass has testified as an expert witness before the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. He has also lectured on global economics at various universities, including Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley.
Kyle Bass Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Host
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Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Academic History
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Bachelors Degree, Finance
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
- Bass successfully predicted and bet against the United States subprime mortgage crisis in 2008, purchasing credit default swaps on subprime securities.
THOUGHTS ON CHINA
- He is not a fan of China; he does not think they are a friend of the United States.
- Bass uses the term panda hugger to refer to people that want to appease China.
MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS
- Bass has appeared as a guest on Real Vision multiple times.
- He has appeared as a guest at the 2021 Real Vision Festival of Learning.
- He reads the work of Raoul Pal, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Real Vision.
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
- Founding Member of the Committee on the Present Danger: China
- Current Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
- Member of the Board of the Texas Department of Public Safety Foundation
- Member of the Board of Melinda’s Foods
- Member of the Board of Ionic Security
- Member of the Advisory Board of Predata
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Foreign Policy Association Medal in 2019
- Top 25 Most Influential People in the Global Patent Market in 2015