About William Ackman
  • Bill Ackman founded and runs Pershing Square Capital Management, a hedge fund with $16 billion in assets under management.
  • Ackman created Pershing Square in 2004 and rose to fame for his short of bond insurer MBIA and his rescue of mall operator General Growth.
  • Pershing Square's stock portfolio is concentrated in just seven companies, including Chipotle, Hilton and Google parent Alphabet.
  • Ackman is outspoken with more than 1 million followers on X, where he often supports polarizing figures like Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert F. Kennedy.
  • He publicly pressured Harvard to oust president Claudine Gay amid accusations of plagiarism and antisemitism until she resigned in January 2024.
Wealth History
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Forbes Lists

#4
Hedge Fund Managers (2015)Dropped off in 2016
Personal Stats
Age
57
Source of Wealth
Hedge funds, Self Made
Self-Made Score
7
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Harvard University
Did you know
Ackman's Pershing Square Foundation has committed some $500 million to causes like the Innocence Project, Human Rights Watch and Teach For America.
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