Larry Robbins (born 1969) is an American hedge fund manager and philanthropist. He is the chief executive of Glenview Capital Management, a hedge fund with approximately $7.7 billion of capital under management as of March 2019.

Early life and education

Robbins grew up in a Jewish family in

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. He graduated with honors from the

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at the

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in 1992, where he received a B.S. in economics with concentrations in accounting, finance, marketing and a B.S in engineering, with a major in systems engineering. Robbins played hockey throughout college and was captain of the University of Pennsylvania club team for three years. Robbins became a Certified Public Accountant in 1991 in Illinois.

Investment career

After graduation, Robbins worked at Gleacher & Company, a merger and advisory boutique in

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. He joined

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at Omega Advisors after three years at Gleacher. Robbins spent six years as an analyst and partner at Omega Advisors on their US equity long/short team. Robbins left Omega to start Glenview Capital Management in 2000, named after the suburban Chicago hockey area where he started playing hockey at age five. In 2012, he made a successful bet by investing in hospital companies that he thought would benefit from

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.Barrons: "Bullish on Obamacare, Hedge-fund star Larry Robbins has made a big bet on hospitals and is pushing them a little harder to buy back stock or make acquisitions. Why he's taking on HMA" By Erin E. Arvedlund
July 27, 2013 Unlike most hedge funds, Robbins is known for holding stocks for years and not employing stop-losses. Robbins is currently the firm's CEO and portfolio manager.

Personal life

Robbins has four sons, by his first wife Amy Towers, who he later divorced.New York Post: "Hedge giant weds"
May 31, 2012 In 2012, he married his second wife, Sarahmay Wesemael. He lives in

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. Robbins is the owner of the Chicago Steel of the

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Wealth and philanthropy

Robbins serves as chairman of the board for both the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) New York and Relay Graduate School of Education. He is a member of the board of directors for The

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and chairs the education committee. He is a member of the board of directors for Teach For America (New York) and was an honoree at the 2013 Annual Benefit Dinner. Through their Robbins Family Foundation, Larry and his wife Sarahmay are active supporters of education reform both in New York City and across the US. In addition, Robbins is the Senior Chair of the Wall Street Division of the UJA-Federation and the recipient of the 2007 Young Leadership Award. In 2014, Robbins reportedly earned $570 million (including his share of his firm's management and performance fees, cash compensation and stock and option awards).

References

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