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Michael Steinhardt

Michael Steinhardt

Formal First Name
Michael
Dates
12/7/1940 - present

Michael Steinhardt is the Chairman and leading shareholder of WisdomTree Investments, one of the largest ETF index funds in the United States. He is a renowned investor, newspaper publisher, financer, and philanthropist. A pioneer of the modern hedge fund, Steinhardt has had a distinguished career in money management. He has channeled his success toward philanthropic pursuits, including revitalizing Jewish life and practice in America. Steinhardt has also been politically active, generally supporting a neo-conservative point of view.

  • Steinhardt began working in the financial industry in 1960 as a research associate
  • He closed his fund in 1995 after making a fortune in the 1990s from stellar returns.
  • His 2011 memoir, No Bull: My Life In and Out of the Markets, details his personal and professional journey.
  • He is an active philanthropist with a special focus on causes related to Jewish causes. 
  • He has also steered an educational movement bringing modern Hebrew to American Jewish students through immersion programs.
  • In 2001, he launched a newspaper in New York City, the New York Sun.