Julian Estate

Late founder of Tiger Management, Tiger Management

Search every verified Julian Estate interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a 2013 interview with OneWire, Julian Robertson, founder and former CEO of Tiger Management, discussed his background and views on investing. He described growing up in Salisbury, North Carolina, and attending Episcopal High School, which he credited as the place that meant the most to his education. Robertson also reflected on his time at Kidder, where he said he realized that conventional investing approaches, such as allocating 15% to bonds and 85% to stocks, were the wrong way to invest, leading him to run a hedge fund instead. Robertson stated that the most important qualities in hedge fund managers are that they are smart and honest, with competitiveness close behind, adding that he likes competitors who do not lose. He expressed pride in the people he mentored, noting that he helped start over 40 hedge fund firms. Regarding the industry's evolution, Robertson said there are still huge opportunities in hedge funds, though he noted it has become tougher due to increased competition from other hedge funds rather than individual investors.