Henry Swieca
| Henry Swieca | |
|---|---|
| Born | Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Alma mater |
Stony Brook University (B.A.) Columbia Business School (M.B.A) |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager |
| Net worth |
 1.3 billion USD (September 2013)[1] |
| Religion | Orthodox Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Estee Tobaly |
| Children | 4 |
Henry Swieca is the co-founder and former Chief Investment Officer of Highbridge Capital Management and the founder of Talpion Fund Management.
Early life
Swieca grew up in Washington Heights, New York. He is the son of two Holocaust survivors from Poland who emigrated from France in 1955.[2] Both his parents died when he was nineteen.[2] He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Stony Brook University and a MBA from Columbia Business School.[3]
Career
Henry began his career trading stocks with a small amount of money that his parents left for him. He was able to support his brother through Medical School with the money he made from investing. After graduation, Swieca worked at Merrill Lynch, becoming one of the founding traders on the New York Futures Exchange where he traded equity index options. He later joined Dillon Read as an institutional investor advisor. In 1984, Henry Swieca and Glenn Dubin formed the Dubin and Swieca Group at E.F. Hutton. They pioneered the integration of traditional securities investments and derivative investment strategies.[4][5]
In 1992, Swieca started Highbridge Capital Management with Glenn Dubin. They sold a 55% stake to JP Morgan Chase in 2004 and substantially all remaining shares in 2009.[3][6] He currently runs his family office, Talpion Fund Management, which invests proprietary money in a hedge fund like structure as well as direct fixed income investing. In 2012 he seeded Clearline Capital, an equity investor. The family office has also branched into direct real estate investing.
Personal
Swieca is married to Israeli American[7] Estee Tobaly with whom he has four children.[2] Swieca practices Orthodox Judaism.[8]
References
- ↑ Forbes: the World's Billionaires - Henry Swieca September 2013
- 1 2 3 Institutional Investor: "Inside Highbridge June 24, 2004
- 1 2 "#701 Henry Swieca - The World's Billionaires 2009". Forbes. 11 March 2009.
- ↑ http://www.richguysclub.com/henry-swieca/
- ↑ http://www.marhedge.com/pages/biography.cfm?personid=221409607301&sc=20110501_AI_0001
- ↑ "Highbridge's Swieca to Leave as JPMorgan Raises Stake (Update1)". Bloomberg. 11 June 2009.
- ↑ Crains New York: "Betting on foreclosures - Smart buyers can find good deals among the lemons" By Julie Satow December 7, 2008
- ↑ Bloomberg News: "Highbridge Duo Survives Rout After Hedge Fund Sale to JPMorgan" By Richard Teitelbaum and Jenny Strasburg February 29, 2008
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