Jim Simons
American investor and mathematician
James Harris Simons is an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative hedge fund based in East Setauket, New York. Wikipedia
Born: 1938 (age 85 years), Newton, MA
Net worth: 31.4 billion USD (2024)
Education: University of California, Berkeley (1961), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1958), and Newton North High School
Spouse: Barbara Simons (m. 1959–1974) and Marilyn Hawrys Simons
Children: Nat Simons
Organizations founded: Renaissance Technologies, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, and Math for America
Award: Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry (1976)