Early Life and Education
Stephen Frank Mandel Jr. was born on March 12, 1956, in Darien, Connecticut. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1974 and then attended Dartmouth College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in government in 1978. He furthered his education at Harvard Business School, receiving an MBA in 1982.
Rise to Success
Mandel began his career as a senior consultant at Mars & Co from 1982 to 1984. He then worked as a consumer-retail analyst at Goldman Sachs from 1984 to 1990. Subsequently, he became a consumer analyst and managing director at Tiger Management under Julian Robertson. In 1997, Mandel founded Lone Pine Capital, a hedge fund management company based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Key Business Strategies
Lone Pine Capital focuses on high-conviction equity investment opportunities with a rigorous bottom-up research and analysis approach to uncover unique insights. Stephen Mandel is known for his fundamental analysis and bottom-up stock picking.
Philanthropy
Mandel has been involved in various philanthropic endeavors. He founded the Zoom Foundation, which supports education and environmental causes. He also serves on the national board of directors for Teach for America and has served as chairman of Dartmouth's board of trustees.
