# Daniel Loeb

> Daniel Seth Loeb is the founder, CEO and chief investment officer of Third Point, the New York investment firm he launched in 1995. His career spans distressed debt, public equities, venture investing and shareholder campaigns at Yahoo, Sotheby’s and other companies. A longtime surfer and art collector, he also supports education initiatives and endowed a scholarship at Columbia University.

- **Role:** Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer at Third Point LLC
- **Organizations:** Third Point LLC, Third Point Ventures, Columbia University (alumnus and scholarship benefactor), Prep for Prep (trustee, documented in 2009), Yahoo! (former director), Sotheby’s (former director)
- **From:** Santa Monica, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of California, Berkeley, A.B. in Economics, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Founded Third Point in 1995 and built a firm investing across equity, credit and venture strategies., Secured board representation through the 2012 Yahoo settlement and 2014 Sotheby’s settlement., Endowed the Daniel S. Loeb Scholarship at Columbia University.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Graduated from Columbia University with an A.B. in economics.
- **1984-1987** — Worked at Warburg Pincus.
- **1987** — Moved to Island Records to work in corporate development.
- **Before 1991** — Worked as an analyst at Lafer Equity Investors; later publicly discussed being fired from the role.
- **1991-1994** — Worked in distressed debt at Jefferies.
- **1994-1995** — Worked in high-yield bond sales at Citigroup.
- **1995** — Founded Third Point with $3.3 million from family and friends.
- **2012** — Joined Yahoo’s board following a settlement; received Columbia’s John Jay Award.
- **2013** — Left Yahoo’s board; Third Point sold 40 million shares back to Yahoo.
- **2014** — Joined Sotheby’s board with Harry Wilson and Olivier Reza after an activist campaign.
- **2020** — Received the Manhattan Institute’s Alexander Hamilton Award for philanthropic service.
- **2025** — Third Point completed the acquisition of Birch Grove on March 3 and marked its 30th anniversary.

## Achievements

- Founded Third Point in 1995 and built a firm investing across equity, credit and venture strategies.
- Secured board representation through the 2012 Yahoo settlement and 2014 Sotheby’s settlement.
- Endowed the Daniel S. Loeb Scholarship at Columbia University.
- Received Columbia’s John Jay Award in 2012 and the Manhattan Institute’s Alexander Hamilton Award in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Appeared on Invest Like the Best, episode 475, to discuss AI, governance, equity versus debt investing and Third Point’s evolution.
- **2026-02** — The Fourth Quarter 2025 investor letter discussed market rotation, AI-related investment themes and changing market leadership.
- **2025-03** — Third Point completed its acquisition of diversified credit manager Birch Grove.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thirdpoint.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-loeb-4b6323205
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DanielSLoeb1

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Last updated: 2026-10-08