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John Paulson is the President and Portfolio Manager of Paulson & Co. Inc. (“Paulson”). Paulson is an SEC- registered investment management company specializing in global merger, event arbitrage and credit strategies with approximately $6 billion of assets under management. The firm was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in New York with offices in London and Dublin. Paulson & Co. has received numerous awards and accolades over its 20 year history including the Absolute Return’s 2013 awards for Management Firm of the Year, Best Arbitrage Fund, and Best Event Driven Fund. Combined with the eight other Absolute Return awards Paulson has won previously, this cements the firm’s position at the top of the awards leaderboard. Mr. Paulson received his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1980. He graduated from New York University in 1978. Prior to forming Paulson in 1994, John was a general partner of Gruss Partners and a managing director in mergers and acqui
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- • 3 investors at Paulson & Co. are tracked.
- • 559 investors hold the President role in VCSift. John Paulson is one of them.
- • 10,621 investors are based in New York, New York, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- Stages
- seed
- Location
- New York, US
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