Glenn Russell Dubin was born on the 13th April 1957, in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City USA, of part-Jewish origin, and is an investor, probably best known as the head of the private investment company entitled Dubin & Co LP. Moreover, Glenn is one of the founders of alternative investment management firm Highbridge Capital Management, LLC. Dubin is also known for his philanthropic efforts. He has been active in investments since 1978.
How much is the net worth of Glenn Dubin? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is equal to $2 billion, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. The US economist magazine Forbes ranks Dubin as the 321st richest American and the 906th richest person in the world. Highbridge Capital Management and Hedge Funds are the main sources of Dubin’s fortune.
Glenn Dubin Net Worth $2 Billion
To begin with, the boy was raised in Washington Heights in the ordinary family of a taxi driver and a hospital administrator. He was educated at Washington Heights’ P.S. 132, then graduated with a Bachelor’s degree majoring in economics from Stony Brook University in 1978.
Concerning his professional career, after graduation he was appointed as a retail stock broker at the US stock brokerage firm EF Hutton. Together with Henry Swieca, they launched an investment strategy business Dubin & Swieca in 1984, and eight years later, the two founded an alternative investment firm – Highbridge Capital Management – which started with $35 million in capital, whereas at the moment it is $25 billion. The success of the company is partly due to the transition of part of the ownership to employees, but Glenn Dubin is the CEO of the company. As of the autumn in 2010, Highbridge purchased the main part of the shares that belonged to the Brazilian management company Gavea Investimentos.
In the personal life of the investor, he has been married to the Swedish former photographer and program director Eva Anderson since 1994. The family shares their time between two residences in Manhattan, Westchester County, Colorado, and another in Sweden. Prior to this, he was married to Elizabeth Dubin. Glenn has fathered three children.
Furthermore, Glenn Dubin is known as an active philanthropist. In 1987, he joined his friends and founded the charitable organization Robin Hood Foundation, which helps those poor residents of New York City; currently, he serves as the member of the board. In 2010, the businessman founded the Dubin Fellowship for Emerging Leaders, which awards promising students a scholarship. Alongside his wife, they established the Dubin Breast Cancer Centre, plus Glenn Dubin is a trustee in one of the oldest and largest teaching hospitals – Mount Sinai Hospital. The family of Dubins supported the building of Dubin Family Athletic Performance Center, and they have signed The Giving Pledge – founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett – a campaign which encourages wealthy people to contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. This means that they will give not less than 50% to welfare during their life.
