Men Bet She Would Fail; Now She Runs a $26 Billion Fund
ByDawn Fitzpatrick manages the billions in family
wealth of the investor George Soros. But she takes
over at an unsettled moment for global markets.
“The floor was definitely not a place for people who were cute, prim and proper,” Dawn Fitzpatrick said in a recent interview. She is the new chief investment officer of Soros Fund Management.CreditAn Rong Xu for The New York Times
“The floor was definitely not a place for people who were cute, prim and proper,” Dawn Fitzpatrick said in a recent interview. She is the new chief investment officer of Soros Fund Management.CreditAn Rong Xu for The New York Times
From the moment Dawn Fitzpatrick stepped onto the American Stock Exchange trading floor as a clerk in 1992, she sensed that the odds were against her. Surrounded by men in jackets barking trade orders, she stood out in her pleated skirt and twin sweater set. Traders around her began wagering over how long Ms. Fitzpatrick, then 22, would last.
“The floor was definitely not a place for people who were cute, prim and proper,” Ms. Fitzpatrick said in a recent interview…
Men Bet She Would Fail; Now She Runs a $26 Billion Fund
