Pierre lagrange biography

Pierre Philippe Alexandre Lagrange (born 15 March 1962) is a Belgian economist, hedge fund manager, financier, and a co-founder of GLG Partners. His net worth is estimated at £500 million according to The Sunday Times.

Early life and education

Lagrange was born in March 1962 in Belgium.^[1] He received both BS and MS degrees in Economics (Business engineering, Ingénieur de gestion) from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.^[2]

Career

Lagrange worked for JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs before co-founding GLG Partners in 1995 with Noam Gottesman and Jonathan Green as a division of Lehman Brothers.

The name of the company is composed of the first initials of each of the founder's last names.^[3] GLG became independent in 2000 and went public in 2007 listing on the New York Stock Exchange.^[4] In 2010, GLG Partners was purchased by the Man Group for US$1.6 billion.^[4] The two remaining GLG found Biography of Pierre Lagrange - The Official Board VYCOT