The Young Guns of Activism
Activist funds have at least one portfolio manager that typically gets a seat on each corporate board, and those seats just happen to be going to some fairly young directors.
The young guns of activism are invading the boardrooms of some of the biggest companies. That's because activist funds have at least one portfolio manager that typically gets a seat on each corporate board. Those seats just happen to be going to some fairly young directors.
TheStreet's Ron Orol used BoardEx data to break down this youth revolution.
Elliott Management's tech expert and head of U.S. equity activism, Jesse Cohn, currently sits on two public company boards and four private boards. He is only 37 years old.
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