Andreas Halvorsen
Andreas Halvorsen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Viking Global Investors. He is a Norwegian investor who is well-known and respected for his expertise in the hedge fund sector of business. He uses fundamental analysis to select investments across industries and geographies. He is also a bottom-up stock picker and looks for fundamental when making his stock selections. Halvorsen has built a personal wealth of at least 4.8 billion USD, making him the most successful Nordic hedge fund manager of all time, at least in terms of building his private fortune.
Andreas Halvorsen Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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CEO and Co-Founder
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Managing Director
Academic History
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MBA, Alexander A. Robichek Student Achievement Award in Finance; Arjay Miller Scholar
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BA, Economics
- 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.
- He graduated from the Norwegian Naval Academy and then served as a leader of a Norwegian SEAL team.
- He worked in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley after finishing his studies.
- He moved to Tiger Management Corp, where he was a senior managing director, as well as an analyst and director of equities, and a member of the management committee.
- In 1999, Halvorsen left Tiger to co-found Viking Global Investors.
- His Fund is skewed heavily towards technology. Many of its biggest holdings today were technology companies, including Facebook, Microsoft, and Alphabet Inc.