George Putnam III | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | Editor, publisher |
Relatives | George Putnam (grandfather) |
George Putnam III is editor and founder of The Turnaround Letter, a newsletter published by New Generation Research, Inc. which deals with investment opportunities related to distressed securities, bankruptcies and turnarounds. [1] He is also president of New Generation Advisers, Inc., which manages a hedge fund which invests in distressed securities.
He graduated from St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts where he is an active trustee making a speech at graduation every year. [2]
Putnam is a graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. [2]
He is also a trustee for Putnam Investments, a mutual fund group founded by his grandfather George Putnam, and an Overseer of the Sea Education Association.
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