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Sam Barnett is a part scientist and part mathematician who began his quant hedge fund called Struq while he was still a CalTech undergrad in the year 2008. It offers retailers carefully targeted, personalized adverts on the web. In 2009, turnover was just $633,000 but it eventually rose to $7.6 million in the year.

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He became the company's sole shareholder and it has since grown it into a $115 million firm with 15 employees. Returns have been solid.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2019

Earning Turned Donation

INSEAD's Sam Barnett Scholarship for Resilience given to five bright MBA students

$562,400

2014

Asset

Estimated value of Sam Barnett's quant hedge fund SBB Research Group

$115,000,000