Jeffrey W. Ubben

Jeffrey Williams Ubben (born 1961/1962) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and Chairman of ValueAct Capital, a hedge fund based in San Francisco, California. Ubben is said to have left ValueAct Capital in order to focus on social investing.

Jeffrey W. Ubben
Born
Jeffrey Williams Ubben

1961/1962 (age 58–59)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDuke University
Kellogg School of Management
OccupationBusinessman
Net worthUS$400 million (2013)[2]

Early life

Jeffrey W. Ubben graduated from Duke University.[1] He received a master of business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1987.[1][3]

Business career

Ubben managed the Fidelity Value Fund at Fidelity Investments for eight years.[4] He served as the Managing Partner of Blum Capital from 1995 to 2000.[1]

Ubben is the co-founder of ValueAct Capital, a hedge fund based in San Francisco, California, in 2000.[1][3]

Ubben formerly served on the Boards of Directors of Acxiom, Gartner, Misys, Omnicare, and the Sara Lee Corporation.[4] He serves on the Board of Directors of the Willis Group.[4] In September 2015, he was nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of 21st Century Fox.[5][6]

In August 2015, Ubben acquired a minority stake in the United Talent Agency.[7]

In June 2020, Ubben left ValueAct Capital in order to focus on social investing.[8]

Philanthropy

Ubben is chair emeritus of the national Board of Directors of the Posse Foundation.[9] He serves on the Boards of Trustees of Northwestern University and the American Conservatory Theater.[10][11] Ubben is also on the Board of Directors of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.[12] 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.[13]

References
  1. "Company Overview of ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P.: Jeffrey Williams Ubben". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  2. "Ones to Watch: Jeff Urban". forbes. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. Farell, Rachel. "Alumni Profiles: Jeff Ubben '87". Kellogg School of Management. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  4. "Board of Directors". About Willis. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. Hagey, Keach; Benoit, David (September 29, 2015). "Fox Nominates ValueAct CEO Jeffrey Ubben to Board: Ubben says Netflix's industry impact is catalyst for 'fundamental change in strategy'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  6. Lang, Brent (September 29, 2015). "21st Century Fox Taps Investor Jeffrey Ubben to Join Board". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  7. Barnes, Brooks (August 20, 2015). "Jeffrey Ubben Buys Minority Stake in United Talent Agency". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  8. Stevens, Pippa (23 June 2020). "Jeff Ubben tells the FT he is leaving ValueAct for social investing: 'Finance is, like, done'". CNBC. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ""Posse Board of Directors". Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  10. "Trustees". Northwestern University. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  11. "Board of Trustees". American Conservatory Theater. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  12. "E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation » Management Team". Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  13. "Northwestern Receives Largest Gift to Financial Aid in Its History". We Will. The Campaign for Northwestern. September 12, 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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