Daniel Loeb: An Iconic Activist's Journey to Finding Value

Biography

Daniel S. Loeb is CEO of Third Point LLC, a New York-based asset management firm founded in 1995. Third Point invests in equity and credit securities in U.S. and international markets.  The firm often engages with company management and boards to improve performance and will also take passive stakes in companies with a long-term view of value creation.  

In addition to offering behind-the-scenes advice to numerous companies, Daniel has served on five publicly traded company boards: Ligand Pharmaceuticals; POGO Producing Co.; Massey Energy; Yahoo!; and Sotheby’s, where he helped oversee the successful sale of the company.

Daniel graduated from Columbia University with an A.B. in economics in 1983, endowed the Daniel S. Loeb Scholarship for undergraduate study there, and received the school’s John Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement.  In October 2020, he was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Award for his philanthropic service by the Manhattan Institute.