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Firm: Harbinger Capital Partners
Title: Senior Managing Director
Age: 45
Hometown: Chisholm, Minn.
Family: Wife of 11 years, Lisa; twin daughters, Carolina and Liliana, 3
Education: Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, Harvard University, 1984
Career history: Junk-bond trader, Kidder Peabody & Co., 1985-90; president, AAB Manufacturing, 1990-95; senior high-yield debt trader, First Union Capital Markets, 1995-97; head of high-yield trading, Gleacher Natwest, 1997-98; head of high-yield trading, Barclay's Capital, 1998-2000
Drives: 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500e (gray with black stripes)
Favorite movies: "Cinema Paradiso," "Hoosiers"
Favorite quote: "I can't guarantee that if you work hard you will be successful, but I can guarantee that if you don't work hard, you won't be successful."
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