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American businessman (born 1964)

Lee Ainslie Born Lee S. Ainslie III 1964 (age 61–62)[1] Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. Alma mater University of Virginia University of North Carolina UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School Known for Founding Maverick Capital Title Managing partner Maverick Capital Limited partner Washington Commanders (NFL) Board member of Robin Hood Foundation Spouse Elizabeth Children 2

**Lee S. Ainslie III** (born 1964) is an American businessman who founded the [hedge fund](/source/Hedge_fund) firm [Maverick Capital](/source/Maverick_Capital).[2][3] He is also a board member of the [Robin Hood Foundation](/source/Robin_Hood_Foundation) and owns a minority stake in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) team [Washington Commanders](/source/Washington_Commanders).

## Early life and education

Ainslie's father was headmaster of [Episcopal High School](/source/Episcopal_High_School_(Alexandria%2C_Virginia)), a boarding school in [Alexandria, Virginia](/source/Alexandria%2C_Virginia), from which Ainslie graduated.[4][5] Ainslie holds a bachelor's degree from the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) and an [MBA](/source/Master_of_Business_Administration) from the [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill) [Kenan–Flagler Business School](/source/Kenan%E2%80%93Flagler_Business_School).[6][7]

## Career

Prior to founding [Maverick Capital](/source/Maverick_Capital) in 1993, Ainslie worked at [Tiger Management](/source/Tiger_Management), where he and other former employees had been nicknamed "[Tiger Cubs](/source/List_of_Tiger_Cubs_(finance))" in the [hedge fund](/source/Hedge_fund) industry.[6][8][9][10][11][12] Ainslie helped form Maverick Capital in 1993 at the invitation of billionaire [Sam Wyly](/source/Sam_Wyly).[13][14] Maverick Capital was reported to have $9 billion under management in 2013.[15][16]

Ainslie has been profiled in books such as *Hedge Hunters*, by Katherine Burton,[17] *New Investment Superstars* by Lois Peltz.[18] and *The Big Win* by Stephen Weiss.[19]

Ainslie supported [Mitt Romney](/source/Mitt_Romney) in the [2012 U.S. presidential election](/source/2012_United_States_presidential_election).[20][21] He is on the board of directors of the [Robin Hood Foundation](/source/Robin_Hood_Foundation).[22][23] In 2023, Ainslie was a part of an investment group led by [Josh Harris](/source/Josh_Harris_(businessman)) that purchased the [Washington Commanders](/source/Washington_Commanders), an American football team belonging to the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL), for $6.05 billion.[24][25]

## Personal life

He and his wife Elizabeth have two sons.[26]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ainslie_1-0)** ["PORTFOLIO-MANAGER MIT 14 – LEE AINSLIE"](https://aktien-mag.de/portfolio-manager-mit-14-lee-ainslie/p-19637). *Traderfox*. September 19, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** McKinsey & Co. *[Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance](https://books.google.com/books?id=_XZ8JcBgItoC&dq=lee+ainslie&pg=PT424).* Chapter 6. John Wiley and Sons, 2011. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0470424605](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0470424605), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0470424605](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0470424605).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ainslie's Maverick Cap backfires in August,"](https://www.reuters.com/article/hedgefunds-ainslie-idUSS1E78C15Z20110913) Reuters, September 11, 2011

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Comeback Kid,"](http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article/1788355/Research/4079/Overview.html#.VAoAURbd3MM) Institutional Investor, December 19, 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** White, John (1989). [*Chronicles of the Episcopal High School in Virginia, 1839-1989*](https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofepis0000whit/page/271/mode/1up). Dublin, New Hampshire: William L. Bauhan. p. 271. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-87233-100-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-87233-100-6). [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [89039957](https://lccn.loc.gov/89039957). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [20356179](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/20356179). Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via [Archive.org](/source/Archive.org).(registration required)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-whatever_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-whatever_6-1) ["Maverick Capital Ltd."](https://web.archive.org/web/20121003102938/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4652176&privcapId=4651452&previousCapId=678733&previousTitle=Universal%20Music%20Group,%20Inc.), Bloomberg Businessweek

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140905215237/http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/~/media/Files/documents/mba-recruiting-finance.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/~/media/Files/documents/mba-recruiting-finance.pdf) (PDF) on September 5, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2013.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Lee S. Ainslie III,"](http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=4652176&privcapId=4651452&previousCapId=36118&previousTitle=GEEKNET%20INC)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] Bloomberg Businessweek (profile)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Institutional Investor"](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/). *Institutional Investor*. Retrieved October 16, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["A calm exterior: Face to Face with Lee Ainslie," *Pensions & Investments*](http://www.pionline.com/article/20070611/PRINT/70607028/a-calm-exterior-face-to-face-with-lee-ainslie), June 11, 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Tiger Management Helps Next-Generation Funds,"](https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/tiger-management-helps-next-generation-funds/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0) *The New York Times*, July 30, 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["The Lone Star State attracts plenty of financial whizzkids,"](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2011/07/30/stetsons-and-spreadsheets) *The Economist*, July 30, 2011

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Comeback Kid,"](http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Popups/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=1788355) *Institutional Investor*, December 19, 2007

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["The World's Billionaires,"](https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Lee-Ainslie-III_AWXC.html) *Forbes*, March 5, 2008

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Hedge Funds Trail Stocks by the Widest Margin Since 2005,"](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-06/hedge-funds-trail-stocks-by-the-widest-margin-since-2005.html) Bloomberg, December 6, 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["The Top 10 Hedge Funds to Watch in 2013,"](http://www.worth.com/index.php?option=com_listings&view=slideshow&id=17) Worth magazine

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Burton, Katherine. *[Hedge Hunters](https://books.google.com/books?id=N1iURiIDZG4C&q=Ainslie)*. Chapter 6. John Wiley and Sons, 2010. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-470-88518-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-470-88518-1), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-470-88518-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-470-88518-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Peltz, Lois. *[New Investment Superstars](https://books.google.com/books?id=Yj0LIWZocugC&dq=lee+ainslie&pg=PA109)*. Chapter 5. John Wiley and Sons, 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [047140313X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/047140313X), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0471403135](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0471403135)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Weiss, Stephen. *[The Big Win](https://books.google.com/books?id=FZZCVIs_DKsC&dq=lee+ainslie&pg=PA83)*. Chapter 5. John Wiley and Sons, 2012. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0470916109](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0470916109), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0470916100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0470916100)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Meet Mitt Romney's Hedge Fund Backers,"](http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=3101654#.VAn-LRbd3MM) Institutional Investor, October 12, 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Mitt Romney shifts campaign focus back to the economy,"](https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0914/Mitt-Romney-shifts-campaign-focus-back-to-the-economy) The Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["About,"](http://www.robinhood.org/governance#section-1) robinhood.org.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** ["The legend of Robin Hood,"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060919194133/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/18/8386204/index.htm) Fortune magazine, September 8, 2006

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** Maske, Mark; Jhabvala, Nicki (July 20, 2023). ["NFL owners approve sale of Commanders from Daniel Snyder to Josh Harris"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/07/20/washington-commanders-sale/). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** ["Josh Harris Announces Acquisition of Washington Commanders"](https://www.commanders.com/news/josh-harris-announces-acquisition-of-washington-commanders) (Press release). Washington Commanders. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-26)** [Capitalize for Kids Investors Conference 2014 (biography)](http://capitalizeforkids.com/speakers/#lee)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

## Further reading

- ["A calm exterior; Lee Ainslie's soft-spoken demeanor cloaks a hard-headed investor with a relentless focus on performance.(Face to Face Lee Ainslie),"](http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6643111/A-calm-exterior-Lee-Ainslie.html) *Pensions & Investments*, June 11, 2007

- ["The Legend of Robin Hood,"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060919194133/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/18/8386204/index.htm) *Fortune*, September 8, 2006

- ["Wall Street's Elite,"](https://www.forbes.com/2001/09/10/wallstreetelite.html) *Forbes*, September 10, 2001

- ["Inside a hedge fund: An interview with the managing partner of Maverick Capital,"](http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Financial_Services/Investment_Management/Inside_a_hedge_fund_An_interview_with_the_managing_partner_of_Maverick_Capital_1760) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110615113715/http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Financial_Services/Investment_Management/Inside_a_hedge_fund_An_interview_with_the_managing_partner_of_Maverick_Capital_1760) 2011-06-15 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) *McKinsey Quarterly*, April 2006

## External links

- [Lee Ainslie](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/lee-ainslie) at [Crunchbase](/source/Crunchbase)

v t e Washington Commanders owners Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021) George Preston Marshall (1932–1965) Edward Bennett Williams (1965–1979) Jack Kent Cooke (1979–1997) John Kent Cooke (1997–1999) Daniel Snyder (1999–2023) Josh Harris (2023–present) Limited partners: Mitchell Rales Magic Johnson David Blitzer Mark Ein Lee Ainslie Eric Holoman Michael Li Marc Lipschultz Santo Domingo family Michael Sapir Eric Schmidt Andy Snyder

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