Philippe Laffont

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Philippe Laffont
Born
Belgium
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology
OccupationHedge fund manager
Known forFounder Coatue Management LLC
SpouseMarried
Website coatue.com

Philippe Laffont (born 1967) is a Belgian, French-American hedge fund manager, investor, and philanthropist. [1] He is the founder and chief investment officer of Coatue Management, a global technology focused investment firm managing tens of billions of dollars in assets. [2] Laffont is known for his early investments in transformative technology companies and his roots as a "Tiger Cub” a term for alumni of Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management. [3]

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Early life and education

Laffont was born in Belgium grew up in France[ where? ] and later moved to the United States. He earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), graduating in 1991. [4]

Career

In 1999, Laffont founded Coatue Management, named after a beach on Nantucket Island. The firm specializes in technology, media, and telecommunications sectors and operates in both public and private markets. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Vardi, Nathan. "The Hedge Fund Manager Who Became A Billionaire From Tech". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Philippe Laffont". CNBC. 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  3. ↑ Armental, Maria (2025-06-12). "Coatue Management's Philippe Laffont Sees 2025 as 'Year of the Privates'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  4. ↑ "Client Challenge". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Client Challenge". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
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