Buddy Fletcher

Trader, Military Person

1965 –

37

Who is Buddy Fletcher?

Alphonse "Buddy" Fletcher, Jr. is an American hedge fund manager. He began his career as a quantitative equity trader at Bear Stearns, and later worked at Kidder, Peabody & Co.. Fletcher, an African-American, sued Kidder Peabody for racial discrimination. Although his racial discrimination claims were dismissed, he eventually won an arbitration award of US$1.26 million. In 1991, he founded Fletcher Asset Management. Fletcher has also been involved in litigation centered on a dispute with the board of The Dakota building in Manhattan, New York. One of his funds ran into trouble in 2011 and was declared insolvent in 2012.

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Born
1965
Also known as
  • Alphonse Fletcher, Jr.
  • Alphonse "Buddy" Fletcher, Jr.
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
  • Harvard College
  • Harvard University
Employment
  • Kidder, Peabody & Co.
  • Bear Stearns

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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