Paul Tudor Jones II

Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones II is known for his macro trades, particularly his bets on interest rates and currencies.

In 1980, he founded Tudor Investment Corporation, which now manages an estimated $11 billion in assets.

Jones got his start at his dad's small business paper, the Memphis Daily News, where he wrote under the name Paul Eagle in high school and college.

He cut his teeth trading cotton futures at the New York Cotton Exchange, under the tutelage of renowned cotton trader Eli Tullis.

In 1988, he cofounded the Robin Hood Foundation, with the goal of reducing poverty in New York City.