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• US investment legend David Einhorn started his own hedge fund with $900,000 and grew it to $10 billion over 20 years. Over this period, he accumulated around $2 billion of net worth.
• He made his name by uncovering the accounting irregularities in Allied Capital and Lehman Brothers. With Allied Capital, he had to endure six years of investigations before his name was cleared and proven right. For Lehman Brothers, it cemented his reputation as a leading hedge fund manager.
• David Einhorn has a unique blend of investment styles which combines intensive due diligence, macroeconomic awareness and portfolio concentration.

Investment Legend Profile

The name David Einhorn may not be immediately familiar to you but it should be after you read through this. David Einhorn was born into a middle class American family on 20 November 1968 and graduated with a first class degree from Cornell University in Political Science. ...