Robertson '51 Receives Carnegie Medal
Julian Robertson, Jr. '51 was named one of eight recipients of the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.
In 1980, following a burgeoning career at the investment firm Kidder Peabody, Julian Robertson, Jr. '51 launched Tiger Management. From an initial capital base of $8 million, Robertson developed what would become for a time the second-largest hedge fund in the world, with assets surpassing $23 billion by 1998.
On the road of this success, Robertson became known for planting "Tiger Seeds," which helped launch and back 38 new hedge funds, and raising "Tiger Cubs," by hiring and mentoring a cadre of talented young managers who eventually began their own hedge fund firms.
A significant amount of his energy and attention also went towards philanthropic efforts. He launched the Robertson Foundation, providing grants and support around three general areas: education, environment, and medical research. Among the many fruits of this foundation is the Robertson Scholars program between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, considered one of the most presigious college merit scholarships in the country.
His connection to and love of Episcopal High School runs deep. Robertson served as a trustee from 1980 to 1986 and in 1994 was awarded the EHS Distinguished Alumnus Award for his outstanding professional achievements and civic contributions. In 2001 he established the EHS Faculty Incentive Award Program to recognize outstanding faculty. In November 2015 he was presented the School's Distinguished Service Award by the Board of Trustees. He has contributed to every capital campaign the School has organized, his support vital to the transformation of the campus and to the elevation of the endowment.
Robertson also sits on or has served previously on dozens of other boards for non-profit entities and causes, among them the Environmental Defense Fund, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, iMentor, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. He is on the Leadership Council of the New York Stem Cell Foundation, and is a trustee emeritus of Rockefeller University and a life trustee of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
For these efforts, Robertson was recognized in June as one of eight recipients of the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, joining such past recipients as Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and the Annenburg family.
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On the road of this success, Robertson became known for planting "Tiger Seeds," which helped launch and back 38 new hedge funds, and raising "Tiger Cubs," by hiring and mentoring a cadre of talented young managers who eventually began their own hedge fund firms.
A significant amount of his energy and attention also went towards philanthropic efforts. He launched the Robertson Foundation, providing grants and support around three general areas: education, environment, and medical research. Among the many fruits of this foundation is the Robertson Scholars program between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, considered one of the most presigious college merit scholarships in the country.
His connection to and love of Episcopal High School runs deep. Robertson served as a trustee from 1980 to 1986 and in 1994 was awarded the EHS Distinguished Alumnus Award for his outstanding professional achievements and civic contributions. In 2001 he established the EHS Faculty Incentive Award Program to recognize outstanding faculty. In November 2015 he was presented the School's Distinguished Service Award by the Board of Trustees. He has contributed to every capital campaign the School has organized, his support vital to the transformation of the campus and to the elevation of the endowment.
Robertson also sits on or has served previously on dozens of other boards for non-profit entities and causes, among them the Environmental Defense Fund, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, iMentor, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. He is on the Leadership Council of the New York Stem Cell Foundation, and is a trustee emeritus of Rockefeller University and a life trustee of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
For these efforts, Robertson was recognized in June as one of eight recipients of the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, joining such past recipients as Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and the Annenburg family.
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