| Greg Lippmann | |
| Birth Name: | Greg Holden Lippmann |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation: | Banker |
| Spouse: | Kimberly Lee Duckworth |
Greg Holden Lippmann (born 1968/1969) is an American hedge fund manager, and one of the key figures in Michael Lewis' book The Big Short.[1]
Greg Lippmann is the son of Susan Lippmann, a business manager at Purchase College, and Thomas J. Lippmann, the retired owner of the DBL Operating Corporation, a real estate investment and management business in New York, both of Scarsdale, New York.[2]
He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.[3] [2] [4]
Lippmann worked for Deutsche Bank, as global head of asset-backed securities trading, until he left in April 2010, and was succeeded by Pius Sprenger.[5] [6]
In February 2010, Lippmann announced that he would be joining a hedge fund started by Fred Brettschneider, who was formerly Deutsche Bank's head of global markets.[6] Lippmann co-founded LibreMax Partners with Brettschneider, and is its Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager.[4]
In May 2016, Bloomberg LP reported that Lippmann was working with Promise Financial on a wedding loans business.[7]
On December 14, 2002, he married Dr. Kimberly Lee Duckworth in New York City.[2]
A character based on Lippmann, Jared Vennett, was portrayed by actor Ryan Gosling in the 2015 film The Big Short.