Brett Barakett

Brett Barakett is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tremblant Capital Group, a global alternative asset management firm, focused on public equity investments. In this capacity, he oversees the firm’s entire investment process spanning asset allocation, portfolio construction and risk management. Since its inception in 2001, Tremblant has frequently appeared in rankings of the top 100 best performing and largest hedge funds.

Mr. Barakett’s background first as an operating manager and then as an investment manager played a critical role in shaping Tremblant’s investment approach and process. Prior to founding Tremblant, Mr. Barakett was a Portfolio Manager at Moore Capital Management, an Equity Analyst at Salomon Brothers, a Global Director at Reebok International, and a Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble.

Mr. Barakett currently serves on the Advisory Board at the Ivey Business School at Western University, where he earned an undergraduate HBA (Honors Business Administration), and on the Board of Dean’s Advisors for the Harvard Business School, where he received his MBA. He has also served as a Trustee of Greenwich Academy, and has been a hockey coach in his community.

Mr. Barakett is also an active philanthropist. In 2004, he established The Brett Barakett Foundation, which focuses on education and academic scholarship, to honor those who helped fund his own education. Mr. Barakett and his wife, Meaghan, live with their six children in Palm Beach, Florida.