James Harris Simons (April 25, 1938 – May 10, 2024) was an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. [4] At the time of his death, Simons' net worth was estimated to be $31.4 billion, making him the 55th-richest person in the world. [4] He was the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative hedge fund based in East Setauket, New …

Jun 16, 2024 · Jim Simons co-founded the Simons Foundation with his wife, Marilyn Simons, in 1994, contributing over $2.7 billion of his wealth. The Simons Foundation is devoted to supporting education, health ...

Apr 2, 2024 · Jim Simons — whom Forbes estimated last year is the world’s richest hedge fund manager — and several other executives will pay penalties and back taxes to the IRS. By Joe Walsh Former Staff ...

May 10, 2024 · It is with great sadness that the Simons Foundation announces the death of its co-founder and chair emeritus, James Harris Simons, on May 10, 2024, at the age of 86, in New York City. Jim (as he preferred to be called) was an award-winning mathematician, a legend in quantitative investing, and an inspired and generous philanthropist.

May 10, 2024 · James “Jim” Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation’s biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86. The charitable foundation that Simons co-founded with his wife, Marilyn, announced that Simons died Friday in New York. No cause of death was given.

May 10, 2024 · Billionaire investor James Simons, the mathematician and Cold War code-breaker who founded one of the world's most prominent and profitable hedge funds, Renaissance Technologies, has died at 86 ...

May 10, 2024 · James Harris Simons was born on April 25, 1938, in Cambridge, Mass., the only child of Matthew Simons, the general manager of a shoe factory, and Marcia (Kantor) Simons, who managed the home.

May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons, a legendary mathematician who founded quantitative hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, passed away on Friday.

May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons led a life driven by curiosity. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, on April 25, 1938, he showed an early affinity for mathematics. He’d pass the time by doubling numbers repeatedly and pondering Zeno’s paradox. “I liked everything about math,” Simons said in a 2015 interview with the YouTube channel Numberphile. “The only thing ...

Mar 29, 2019 · To borrow a line from poetry, James Simons knows several lives worth living. As a world-renowned mathematician, Simons co-developed the influential Chern-Simons theory and worked as a Cold War codebreaker. As a pioneering quantitative investor, Simons founded Renaissance Technologies, known for its secretive and wildly profitable Medallion Fund.