Richard Hurowitz
Richard Hurowitz | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree in history |
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| Organization | Octavian and Company |
| Title | CEO |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Coplan Hurowitz |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | richardhurowitz |
Richard Hurowitz is an American writer, investor, and businessman. He is the CEO of Octavian and Company, a global investment firm. He is the founder and publisher of the Octavian Report, a quarterly magazine covering economics, politics, and culture, and the founder of Octavian Advisors, an investment fund sold to private equity firm TPG Capital in 2013.[1]
Education
Hurowitz received a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University in 1995, magna cum laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from Columbia University Law School in 1998 and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Career
Hurowitz is the chief executive officer of Octavian & Company, a boutique global investment firm.[2] Hurowitz founded investment fund Octavian Advisors in 2006, where he served as chief investment officer.[3] Before being sold to private equity firm TPG in 2013,[4] Octavian Advisors managed over $1 billion in assets[5][6] and specialized in international special situations.[7][3] The fund held stakes in Head NV, Moncler, EI Towers,[8] EnerCare,[9] Atlas Arteria, and Midwest Airlines.[10]
Prior to founding Octavian, Hurowitz was a partner and managing principal at Halcyon Asset Management LLC, a multi-strategy hedge fund.[11]
In 2017, Hurowitz co-founded the Renew Democracy Initiative, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization promoting and defending liberal democracy. He served as the organization’s president.[12]
Personal life
Hurowitz grew up in New York City and attended the Dalton School. Hurowitz married Sharon Coplan in 1999.[13] Coplan Hurowitz is an independent curator and art adviser. They have two children. Their son Asher, an Egyptologist, gave a lecture at the Yale University Art Gallery in 2017 and has led informal tours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[14][15]
Hurowitz was a member of the 2019 United States masters table tennis team at the European Maccabi Games in Budapest.[16]
In the media
References
- ↑ "Richard Hurowitz". The Octavian Report.
- ↑ "Richard Hurowitz". Octavian & Company.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barr, Alistair (7 March 2006). "Reservoir invests $100M in hedge fund". MarketWatch.
- ↑ English, Carleton (9 September 2017). "Sotheby's to host hedge fund conference". New York Post.
- ↑ Wirz, Matt (30 May 2012). "Tempted, U.S. Funds Hop the Pond". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "TPG buys controlling stake in Octavian funds". M&A Navigator. No. 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Octavian announces joint venture with Shanghai's Goshawk Group". HedgeWeek. 14 April 2008.
- ↑ "Company Presentation" (PDF). EI Towers.
- ↑ "Octavian Advisors Provides Update on Investment in EnerCare Inc". 16 December 2011.
- ↑ Frederix, Erica (18 August 2007). "Northwest Airlines may be eventual owner of Midwest". Associated Press.
- ↑ "Halcyon Asset Management Launches European Operations". Halcyon Asset Management. 8 June 2005.
- ↑ Boot, Max (25 April 2018). "The political center is fighting back". Washington Post.
- ↑ "WEDDINGS; Sharon Coplan, Richard Hurowitz". New York Times. 13 June 1999.
- ↑ Van Nostrand, Liana (14 February 2017). "13-year-old egyptologist delivers YUAG talk". Yale Daily News.
- ↑ Alberts, Hana R (10 April 2016). "Meet the seventh-grader schooling adults on ancient Egypt". New York Post.
- ↑ "New York Residents To Represent Maccabi USA At The 2019 Regional Games". Maccabi USA. 5 June 2019.
External links
- Richard Hurowitz | Octavian Report
- Richard Hurowitz on twitter
- Richard Hurowitz on linkedin
- Articles by Richard Hurowitz | Octavian Report Journalist
- Richard Hurowitz | Algemeiner.com
- Richard Hurowitz on facebook
- Richard Hurowitz | Octavian Report Journalist | Muck Rack
- Richard Hurowitz - Harvest - Harvest - Harvest Exchange
- Richard Hurowitz Archive | REDEF
- Richard Hurowitz | Author | RealClearMarkets
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