Jeffrey Tarrant, founder of the hedge fund Protege Partners
Charity among the world's richest people is a kind of tribute to society. Naturally, for many of the richest people this is nothing more than a feast.
After all, the opening of new hospitals and the financing of medical and scientific programs creates a positive image for them, and as a result, for their companies and foundations.
However, not all investors conduct such targeted charity under the gun of cameras, pouring millions into specific needs of citizens.
One of the richest managers, Geoffrey Tarrant, does not just give money to society, but motivates it, raises social problems, using only one tool at the state level - cinematography.
Instead of millions of dollars wasted, Jeffrey Tarrant gives people a documentary film in which he very acutely raises social problems and conducts investigations, which naturally has a tremendous effect on society, its very consciousness.
If we talk about the very first teenage years of the life of the future founder of Protege Partners, then bibliographers are silent about this information, and Tarrant himself did not particularly express himself publicly about his childhood memories.
After graduating from high school, Jeffrey Tarrant entered the University of California and successfully received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1978.
After some time, Jeffrey Tarrant continued his studies at Harvard Business School, which he successfully completed and received an MBA in 1985.
It is worth noting that in the interval between two diplomas, Jeffrey Tarrant actively developed his career as a private investor and consultant, and also acquired new connections.
Manager career
Jeffrey Tarrant is a very focused professional investor, so his career started very quickly as a vice president at Berkeley Asset Management.
The company managed the Sequoia Fund, which was one of the oldest original funds in the United States.
In addition to his high position in the company, Jeffrey Tarrant actively continued to personally manage funds for many movie stars and wealthy people, conducting various investment transactions.
One of his clients was Sidney Kimmel herself, who is a producer and founder of a company such as Jones Apparel Group.
Geoffrey Tarrant also ran a family office for the influential German princely family of Thurn and Taxi, and under his management was a private hedge fund actively purchasing shares and bonds of European companies.
In 1996, Jeffrey Tarrant created the first and only web directory at that time, Altvest, which contained contact information for hedge funds and top private equity managers.
This catalog attracted a huge audience of private investors, so literally four years later, at the peak of its popularity, it was sold to InvestorForce for a very large sum of money.
From 1998 to 2002, Geoffrey Tarrant served on the board of directors of TIFF, which was involved in charitable foundation consulting.
Geoffrey Tarrant's role in the company was very simple - he was creating his own hedge fund for the TIFF company, which he successfully managed to do.
While at TIFF, Jeffrey Tarrant developed an excellent partnership with David Salem, which led to the creation of a joint fund, Protege Partners.
At the company, until 2015, Salem served as the company's president, and Jeffrey Tarrant served as the fund's chief investment officer.
The fund itself invests in smaller hedge funds as well as in personal managers, which allows for very high returns and minimizes risks.
In 2010, Tarrant and his wife founded Candescent Films with his wife to create documentaries that highlight social issues.
Jeffrey Tarrant himself was actively involved in directing, and he produced such films as “God is Tired of Us,” “Sons of the Clouds,” and “Break the Camera.”
According to the latest data, Jeffrey Tarrant and his Protege Partners fund manage a little more than $1.6 billion. At this stage, Jeffrey is actively creating a new fund, and his main investment goal is startups.