Jeffrey W. Ubben

Jeffrey W. Ubben
Born
Jeffrey Williams Ubben

1961 or 1962 (age 63–64)
EducationDuke University
Kellogg School of Management
OccupationBusinessman

Jeffrey Williams Ubben (born 19 July 1961, Illinois) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder of ValueAct Capital, a hedge fund based in San Francisco, California.

Early life

Jeffrey W. Ubben graduated from Duke University. He received a master of business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1987.

Business career

Ubben managed the Fidelity Value Fund at Fidelity Investments for eight years. From 1995 to 2000 he was the Managing Partner of Blum Capital .

In 2000 he became the co-founder of ValueAct Capital, a hedge fund based in San Francisco, California.

In August 2015, Ubben acquired a minority stake in the United Talent Agency. He left ValueAct Capital in 2020 to pursue social investing.

Board memberships

Ubben has served on a number of boards, including Northwestern University, ExxonMobil, 21st Century Fox, Sara Lee Corporation, Nikola Corporation, Vistry Group, the World Wildlife Fund, the Posse Foundation, the American Conservatory Theater and the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.

Charity

In September, 2019, it was announced that Jeff Ubben and his wife Laurie "have made an estate commitment of $50 million to support scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and professional school students" at Northwestern University, the largest donation towards financial aid in the university's history.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Company Overview of ValueAct Capital Partners, L.P.: Jeffrey Williams Ubben". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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  3. ↑ Farell, Rachel. "Alumni Profiles: Jeff Ubben '87". Kellogg School of Management. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Board of Directors". About Willis. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ Barnes, Brooks (August 20, 2015). "Jeffrey Ubben Buys Minority Stake in United Talent Agency". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Stevens, Pippa (23 June 2020). "Jeff Ubben tells the FT he is leaving ValueAct for social investing: 'Finance is, like, done'". CNBC. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Stevens, Pippa (March 1, 2021). "Exxon shares jump as activist investor Jeff Ubben joins the board". CNBC. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Vlessing, Etan. "Jeffrey Ubben Departs 21st Century Fox Board of Directors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Lang, Brent (September 29, 2015). "21st Century Fox Taps Investor Jeffrey Ubben to Join Board". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2015.,
  10. ↑ Rapier, Graham. "'It's my fault': An early Nikola investor says the startup went public too soon as it grapples with accusations of fraud". Business Insider. Retrieved 3 July 2026.,
  11. ↑ Squire, Kenneth. "Inclusive Capital's Ubben named to Vistry board as homebuilder looks to leverage recent acquisition". CNBC. Retrieved 3 July 2026.,
  12. ↑ "WWF Board member Jeff Ubben on the importance of investing for nature". World Wildlife Fund Magazine. Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Posse Board of Directors". Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Trustees". Northwestern University. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Board of Trustees". American Conservatory Theater. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  16. ↑ "E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation » Management Team". Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  17. ↑ "Northwestern Receives Largest Gift to Financial Aid in Its History". We Will. The Campaign for Northwestern. September 12, 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.