Inside Billionaire Hedge Fund Investor Glenn Dubin’s Barbell Strategy.
Glenn Dubin became a billionaire by investing in the strongest macro tailwinds. Today he’s bullish on energy, fintech and artificial intelligence.
Among the ranks of self-made billionaires tracked by Forbes, few have shown the perseverance and knack for identifying profitable trends as hedge fund manager Glenn Dubin. Dubin, 66, grew up in New York’s Washington Heights at the northern tip of Manhattan, his father a taxi driver and his mother a hospital administrator. He attended public schools including the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he played football and lacrosse. He became the first person in his family to graduate from college in 1978 with a degree in economics. After graduation he went backpacking through Europe before looking for a job in finance. With no connections to tap he searched the Yellow Pages of the phone book and found 30 different Wall Street firms to send his resume to.