- Category:
- Richest Business › Wall Street
- Net Worth:
- $100 Million
- Birthdate:
- Aug 10, 1947 (77 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Chicago
- Gender:
- Male
- Profession:
- Banker, Trader
- Nationality:
- United States of America
What is John Meriwether's Net Worth?
John Meriwether is an American hedge fund executive who has a net worth of $100 million dollars. John Meriwether rose to riches thanks to his prolific work in fixed income arbitrage. Born John William Meriwether in Chicago, Illinois on August 10, 1947, he attended Northwestern University as well as the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Following graduation, he relocated to New York and began working for Saloman Brothers as a bond trader and worked his way up to head of domestic fixed income arbitrage.
In 1994 he founded Long-Term Capital Management hedge fund in Greenwich, Connecticut. The company unraveled in 1998 and inspired several books on the collapse. He opened his most recent hedge fund attempt in 2010 known as JM Advisors Management. Meriwether is a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Racing Association and owns a number of Thoroughbreds.