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Sebastian Mallaby is a British journalist and author known for his works on economics and finance. He has written for The Economist and The Washington Post and is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Known for: More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite, The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan, The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
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More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
This book offers a comprehensive history of hedge funds, tracing their evolution from the early pioneers to the modern financial titans who shape global markets. Mallaby explores how hedge funds opera...
The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
A comprehensive biography of Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, exploring his intellectual development, economic philosophy, and influence on global financial policy. Drawing...
The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
Why do a tiny number of startups reshape entire industries while thousands of others disappear without a trace? In The Power Law, Sebastian Mallaby answers that question by examining the unusual logic...
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The Birth of a Revolution: Alfred Winslow Jones and the First Hedge Fund
The origin story begins in 1949, when Alfred Winslow Jones, a sociologist-turned-financial journalist, decided to test an idea. He wasn’t a Wall Street insider; he was an intellectual who believed that markets were inefficient, that prices often deviated from true value. To test this, Jones launched...
From More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
The Age of Mavericks: Steinhardt, Soros, and the Power of Conviction
The 1960s and 1970s ushered in a new generation of traders who transformed Jones’s quiet innovation into a stage for bold individualism. Figures like Michael Steinhardt and George Soros epitomized the emerging ethos of the hedge fund world: hyper-intelligent, self-assured, and unapologetically contr...
From More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
Early Life and Education
Alan Greenspan’s journey began in Washington Heights, New York City, during the Depression era—a time when scarcity sharpened intellects and ambition. His mother, Rose, encouraged discipline and study, while his father, Herbert, introduced him to the subtleties of economic reasoning. Young Alan show...
From The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
Formative Influences: Ayn Rand and Objectivism
In the 1950s, Greenspan found himself drawn into a circle of thinkers surrounding the novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand. This was the crucible in which his ideological identity was forged. Rand’s doctrine of Objectivism, with its emphasis on rational self-interest and moral defense of capitalism, appeal...
From The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
Georges Doriot Invents Modern Risk Capital
Every major financial industry begins with someone willing to look irrational before the world catches up. For venture capital, that figure was Georges Doriot, the Harvard Business School professor and immigrant entrepreneur who helped create American Research and Development Corporation after World...
From The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
Silicon Valley Thrives on Productive Rebellion
Innovation often grows fastest where hierarchy is weakest. Mallaby shows that while the East Coast helped create venture capital, Silicon Valley turned it into a culture. California’s ecosystem encouraged experimentation, tolerated failure, and rewarded engineers who challenged corporate orthodoxy. ...
From The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
About Sebastian Mallaby
Sebastian Mallaby is a British journalist and author known for his works on economics and finance. He has written for The Economist and The Washington Post and is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. His books often explore the intersection of policy, markets, and innovation.
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