Awards & Recognition
★Asbury Park High School Hall of Fame inductee (2007)
★Multiple Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards for Baron Funds (2022)
★Baron Health Care Fund won Lipper Best Health/Biotechnology Fund over Five Years
★Lipper Analytical Award 2003 as top-performing equity mutual fund company
★Forbes 400 listing (2007)
Notable Facts
→Billionaire founder & CEO of Baron Capital with $49 billion AUM
→Founded firm in 1982 with $10 million, now manages $49 billion
→Net worth estimated at $6.5-7 billion by Forbes
→Major early investor in Tesla ($400M 2014-2016) and SpaceX ($10B current position)
→Owns 28,000 sq ft East Hampton estate purchased for $103M in 2007
→Hosts annual Baron Investment Conference at Metropolitan Opera House featuring major entertainers
→Has been featured on CNBC as regular guest for over a decade
→Wikipedia page documenting career and investments
→24.3K Twitter followers, active on social media
→Born 1943, 56 years of research experience in finance