WILLIAM A. ACKMAN
Firm: Pershing Square Capital Management
Current title: Founder and managing partner
Born: May 11, 1966, New York
Education: Bachelor's degree from Harvard College, 1988; MBA from Harvard Business School, 1992
Career history: Co-founded Gotham Partners, a public and private equity firm, 1992 to 2003; managing partner of Pershing Square, an activist hedge fund, 2003 to present
Drives: Volvo Cross-Country SUV
Favorite vacation spot: Anyplace warm
Most admired people: His father, Lawrence Ackman, and investor Warren Buffett
Hobbies: Tennis
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