Ole Andreas Halvorsen

Andreas Halvorsen
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Borge, Norway
Alma materWilliams College
Stanford University
Occupationhedge fund manager
Known forFounder and CEO, Viking Global Investors
SpouseDiane Halvorsen
Children3

Ole Andreas Halvorsen (born 1961) is a Norwegian-American billionaire hedge fund manager. He is the CEO and a co-founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Viking Global Investors.[1] Viking had $24 billion under management as of October, 2017.[2] Halvorsen has consistently ranked among the top earning hedge fund managers, placing 11th in Forbes' 2012 rankings and 9th in 2015, according to Institutional Investor's Alpha.[3][4][5]

Halvorsen is a protégé of hedge fund manager Julian Robertson.[6] As of August 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$6.6 billion.[7]

  1. ^ "Executive Profile: O. Andreas Halvorsen," Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  2. ^ Billionaire Andreas Halvorsen's Viking Global Hedge Fund Will Return $8 Billion After CIO Departure Forbes, 2017
  3. ^ "Andreas Halvorsen, Rank: 11 (tie)," Forbes, March 1, 2012
  4. ^ "The Rich List," Institutional Investor's Alpha
  5. ^ "How The 10 Richest Hedge Fund Managers Got That Way," The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2008
  6. ^ "The Tiger and His Cubs," New York Times, July 30, 2012
  7. ^ "Forbes profile: Andreas Halvorsen". Forbes. Retrieved 24 August 2022.