Nancy Zimmerman

Nancy Zimmerman Net Worth

Nancy Zimmerman, born in 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts, is the wealthiest female hedge fund founder in the United States. She is the cofounder and managing partner of Bracebridge Capital, which manages over $10 billion in assets for endowments, pensions and high net worth individuals. She previously ran an interest rate options group at Goldman Sachs before founding her own firm in 1994.

Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Year 1963
Birth Place Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Age 60 YEARS OLD
Alma mater Brown University
Occupation Hedge fund manager
Spouse(s) Andrei Shleifer

💰 Net worth: $730 Million (2024)

Nancy Zimmerman, a renowned figure in the finance industry, has amassed a staggering net worth estimated to be around $730 million in 2024. Born in 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts, Zimmerman has solidified her position as the wealthiest female hedge fund founder in the United States. With thoughtful investment strategies and a keen eye for opportunities, she has successfully navigated the highly competitive hedge fund landscape. Throughout her career, Zimmerman's astute financial decisions have proven fruitful, leading to her remarkable wealth and acclaim in the industry.

2016 $320 Million
2017 $800 Million
2018 $800 Million

Biography/Timeline

1985

Nancy Zimmerman was born in Skokie, Illinois. She graduated from Brown University in 1985.

1994

Zimmerman co-founded Bracebridge Capital with Gabriel Sunshine in 1994. The fund manages Investments for Yale University and Princeton University. As of February 2016, it had over $10 billion of assets under management.

1997

Zimmerman's Investments in Russia made national headlines in 1997 when the USAID ended a $14 million grant to the Harvard Institute for International Development, headed by Zimmerman's husband, after he was accused of using the institute to help Zimmerman with her Investments. As part of a settlement, Zimmerman subsequently paid $1.5 million to the USG through one of her companies, Farallon Fixed Income Associates.

2010

Zimmerman formerly served on the board of trustees of her alma mater, Brown University, from July 2010 to June 2016. She served on the scholar selection committee of the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund.

2016

Zimmerman is married to Andrei Shleifer, a professor of economics at Harvard University. She is Jewish. As of February 2016, she was worth an estimated $320 million.

2019

Zimmerman started her career working for O’Connor & Associates at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. She later worked on interest rate options for Goldman Sachs. At Goldman, her boss was Jon Corzine, who later became the Governor of New Jersey.

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