Profile
Mr. Scott Bessent is Chief Investment Officer at Soros Fund Management LLC.
Mr. Bessent rejoined Soros Fund in September 2011.
Before that, he was a Senior Partner and Director of Research for Protege Partners.
Previously, he was a Managing Director at Soros Fund Management.
He was a founder of Bessent Capital which had offices in London and New York.
After graduation, he went to work for Brown Brothers Harriman and eventually moved to Kynikos Associates.
Mr. Bessent graduated with honors with a BA from Yale College in 1984.
He was born in Conway, South Carolina.
Former positions of Scott Bessent
| Companies | Position | End |
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Bessent Capital LLC
 Bessent Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Scott Bessent founded Bessent Capital LLC in 2000 as a spinoff from Soros Fund Management. The hedge fund firm is based in New York City. | President | 2006-05-30 |
Soros Fund Management LLC
 Soros Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a privately-held investment management firm now structured as a family office, but which was once a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York City. SFM serves as principal investment adviser to a group of funds managed for the benefit of Soros family cl fsients. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2000-12-30 |
Chanos & Co. LP
 Chanos & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Chanos & Co. LP is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by James S. Chanos in 1985 as Kynikos Associates LP and changed its name to Chanos & Co. LP in 2022. Chanos & Co. provides discretionary investment advisory services to domestic and offshore private funds and managed accounts. Investors in the private funds and managed account clients include individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, endowments and foreign sovereign wealth funds. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides a comprehensive range of equity execution services exclusively to institutional clients worldwide. Their clients include private banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, independent asset managers and investment advisors and other brokers. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Soros Fund Management LLC
Soros Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a privately-held investment management firm now structured as a family office, but which was once a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York City. SFM serves as principal investment adviser to a group of funds managed for the benefit of Soros family cl fsients. | Chief Investment Officer | - |
Training of Scott Bessent
| Yale University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Soros Fund Management LLC
Soros Fund Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a privately-held investment management firm now structured as a family office, but which was once a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York City. SFM serves as principal investment adviser to a group of funds managed for the benefit of Soros family cl fsients. | Finance |
Bessent Capital LLC
Bessent Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Scott Bessent founded Bessent Capital LLC in 2000 as a spinoff from Soros Fund Management. The hedge fund firm is based in New York City. | Finance |
Chanos & Co. LP
Chanos & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Chanos & Co. LP is an independent SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by James S. Chanos in 1985 as Kynikos Associates LP and changed its name to Chanos & Co. LP in 2022. Chanos & Co. provides discretionary investment advisory services to domestic and offshore private funds and managed accounts. Investors in the private funds and managed account clients include individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, business entities, endowments and foreign sovereign wealth funds. | Finance |
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm provides a comprehensive range of equity execution services exclusively to institutional clients worldwide. Their clients include private banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, independent asset managers and investment advisors and other brokers. | Finance |
Protégé Partners LLC
 Protégé Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Protégé Partners LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in South Salem, New York. The firm was founded in 2002 by Jeffrey Tarrant and Ted Seides. They provide investment supervisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles which are generally managed as hedge funds-of-funds. | Finance |
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