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Table 2.1 Continued

Manager Name

Company Spun Off From

Company Formed

When

Miszkiewicz, Mark

Clinton Group

Beacon Hill Asset Mgt.

1997

Morrison, David

Tiger Mgt.

yet to be named

2000

Napoli, Louis

The Palladin Group

Quattro Investors

1998

Nechamkin, Gabe

Soros Fund Mgt.

Satellite Asset Mgt.

1999

Newburger, Barry

Kellner-DiLeo

Avery Capital

1996

Newman, Philip

Park Place Capital

Ragazzi Newman

1997

Nichols, Janice

Chancellor

Stanfield Capital Partners

1998

Niedermeyer, Thomas

Teton Partners

Liberty Square Asset Mgt.

1998

Olson, Brian

Tiger Mgt.

Viking Global Investors

1999

Ott, David

Tiger Mgt.

Viking Global Investors

1999

Ragazzi, Michele

Park Place Capital

Ragazzi Newman

1997

Raiff, Robert

Soros Fund Mgt.

Centurion Investment Group

1995

Rajaratnam, Raj

Needham & Co.

Galleon Group

1997

Rosen, Kyle

Strome Hedgecap Fund

Rosen Capital Mgt.

1999

Rosenblatt, Lief

Soros Fund Mgt.

Satellite Asset Mgt.

1999

Saunders, David

Tiger Mgt.

K2 Advisors

1994

Schultze, George

MD Sass

Schultze Asset Mgt.

1998

Selfeld, Steven

Paloma Partners

Cos Cob Partners

N/A

Snider, Arnie

Tiger Mgt.

Deerfield Partners

1993

Sonnino, Mark

Soros Fund Mgt.

Satellite Asset Mgt.

1999

Strasser, Hannah

Deltec Asset Mgt.

Cardinal Capital Mgt.

1995

Strome, Mark

Kayne Anderson

Strome, Susskind

1992

Swain, Brian

The Palladin Group

Quattro Investors

1998

Symonds, Geoffrey

Steinhardt Partners

Trace Capital

1996

Tobias, Seth

JRO Associates

Circle T

1996

Vasvani, Ashok

Appaloosa Mgt.

Skanda Fund

1998

Walton, Clare

Walton Investments

Liberty Square Asset Mgt.

2000

Werlin, Ernest

Steinhardt Partners

Highview Capital

 1995*

Yobage, Anne

Deltec Asset Mgt.

Cardinal Capital Mgt.

1995

*Stopped trading.

to receive recognition for good performance, or perhaps a midlife career change. And in negative performance years, key people may have left since the high-water mark meant they probably wouldn't be getting bonuses for awhile. Some may have had a monetary incentive to jump ship.

With too much centralized decision making in one person's hands, it is hard for talented analysts or portfolio managers to be satisfied when they do not have any discretion or authority. It was not until 1999 that Robertson allowed senior analysts to manage 15 percent of the firm's capital where they had investment authority.

At the outset, Soros had no desire to give Druckenmiller a great deal of freedom, either—he had to earn it. Almost a year after he joined

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