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Last Updated Sep 15, 2026, 6:30am EDT

  • One of Julian Robertson's "Tiger Cubs," Stephen Mandel started his hedge fund firm, Lone Pine Capital, in 1997.
  • Mandel stepped back from managing investments for Lone Pine Capital in January 2019 but remains a managing director.
  • Mandel built up a reputation as one of the hedge fund industry's best when it comes to fundamental analysis and bottom-up stock picking.
  • Mandel has poured hundreds of millions into his Zoom Foundation. The hedge fund also has its Lone Pine Foundation.
  • He is a big donor to charter schools and sits on the national board of directors of Teach for America.
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Personal Stats

Age
70
Source of Wealth
Hedge funds, Self Made
Self-Made Score
7
Philanthropy Score
2
Residence
Greenwich, Connecticut
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth College; Diploma, Phillips Academy Exeter; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University
Did you know
Mandel donates to the Environmental Defense Fund, of which he is a board trustee.
Mandel named Lone Pine Capital after a pine tree that, legend has it, survived a lightning strike on the campus of Dartmouth College in 1887.
In Their Own Words

If you can manage a classroom and inspire kids, it's going to be a hard thing for you to do, but it's just unbelievable preparation for anything you're going to do in life.

Stephen Mandel, Jr.
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