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Jeffrey W. Ubben

American businessman

Jeffrey Williams Ubben (born 19 July 1961, Illinois) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder of ValueAct Capital, a hedge fund based in San Francisco, California.2

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Born 1962.1

Companies

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

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Recent filings

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedDuke University3
  • Date not recordedKellogg School of Management3

Jeffrey W. Ubben graduated from Duke University. He received a master of business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1987.

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Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, businessperson, hedge fund manager.6

Ubben managed the Fidelity Value Fund at Fidelity Investments for eight years. From 1995 to 2000 he was the Managing Partner of Blum Capital.

In 2000 he became the co-founder of ValueAct Capital, a hedge fund based in San Francisco, California.

In August 2015, Ubben acquired a minority stake in the United Talent Agency. He left ValueAct Capital in 2020 to pursue social investing.

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Personal life

  • CitizenshipUnited States7

Philanthropy

In September, 2019, it was announced that Jeff Ubben and his wife Laurie "have made an estate commitment of $50 million to support scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and professional school students" at Northwestern University, the largest donation towards financial aid in the university's history.

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