David Einhorn

Founder of Greenlight Capital; value investor known for shorting Lehman and Allied Capital.

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Occupation

Hedge Fund Manager & Investor

Born in

Demarest, New Jersey, United States

Born

April 6, 1947

Zodiac

Scorpio

28,999

days alive

79

years old

$1.3B

net worth

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Born
April 6, 1947 in 🇺🇸Demarest, New Jersey, United States
Zodiac
♏︎Scorpio·pig 🐖
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David Einhorn founded Greenlight Capital in 1996 with a long/short value approach. He gained fame for public short campaigns and poker prowess, and remains an influential voice on accounting quality and corporate governance.

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Sun Sign

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Moon Sign

Scorpio♏︎

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Fire

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1996
Day 17,802
Age 48

Founded Greenlight Capital

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96%
Jan 1, 1996

Starts long/short equity hedge fund with under $1M.

1968
Day 7,899
Age 21

Born in Demarest, New Jersey

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Nov 20, 1968

Born in Demarest, New Jersey.