Jim Simons
@jimsimons
American mathematician and hedge fund manager (1938–2024)
Building Renaissance Technologies as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1938–2024
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology · University of California, Berkeley
About
Jim Simons (1938–2024) was a mathematician and financier. They were born in Newton. They studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In context
Renaissance Technologies was founded in 1982 and has no closure on record. Among the 34 other financial services companies founded in the 1980s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 23 years.
Named alongside
- Greg SandsDirector
- Hue HarguindeguyExecutive Officer
- Laurent PacalinExecutive Officer, Director
- Matt GlickmanExecutive Officer, Director
- Skip GlassDirector
- Brian PetersDirector
- Chris KitchingDirector
- John KimDirector
- Larry DrebesExecutive Officer, Director
- Sanjay KhareExecutive Officer
Contribution
Jim's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.
Companies
- Renaissance TechnologiesAmerican hedge fund firmFounder · financial services · Setauket-East Setauket, United States · Founded 1982
- Janrain, Inc.Director · Other Technology · PORTLAND, United States
- GUARDIAN ANALYTICS INCformerly GUARDIAN ANALUTICS INC; filing with the SEC since 2006Director · Other · MOUNTAIN VIEW, United States