Stanley Druckenmiller is a billionaire investor, philanthropist, and former hedge fund manager who once worked for George Soros’s Quantum Fund and later his own Duquesne Capital Management. He is estimated to be worth approximately $4.8 billion.¹

Druckenmiller is known to be politically active, backing the presidential campaigns of moderate Republicans Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and John Kasich.² During the 2018 midterm elections, Druckenmiller had donated a total of $152,300 to Republican candidates and none to Democrats.³

Background

A retired hedge-fund manager of 30 years, Stanley Druckenmiller is worth approximately $4.8 billion (as of December 2018).⁴ From 1988 through 2000, Druckenmiller worked with George Soros to oversee the Quantum Fund.⁵ Whilst working for Soros, Druckenmiller says that he was “highly influenced” by Soros’s philanthropy, matching employee giving four to one.⁶ Druckenmiller then went to manage Duquesne Capital Management, where he enjoyed great success, with a 30 percent average annual return and no net financial loss years.⁷ Duquesne Capital Management was divested in 2010.⁸

Philanthropy

Also see Druckenmiller Foundation (Nonprofit)

Stanley Druckenmiller, along with his wife Fiona, established the Druckenmiller Foundation in 1993.⁹ In 2009, the couple announced a personal donation of $705 million to the Foundation.¹⁰ According to one profile, “the Chronicle of Philanthropy recognized the Druckenmillers as the most charitable couple in America for 2009.”¹¹

Druckenmiller also credits Paul Tudor Jones of the Robin Hood Foundation, along with Jones’s wife, for steering him towards strategic philanthropy.¹²

The Druckenmiller Foundation generally funds efforts to fight poverty, promote medical research, and support education. However, the foundation has also supported left-leaning environmentalist causes.¹³

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10. Di Mento, Maria. “$705-Million Donation Announced.” The Chronical of Philanthropy. December 30, 2009. Archived from the original November 26, 2013. Accessed December 5, 2018. http://philanthropy.com/article/705-Million-Donation/63488/
11. “Stanley Druckenmiller Places Big, Selective Bets in Philanthropy.” The Bridgespan Group. November 27, 2013. Accessed December 05, 2018. https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/remarkable-givers/profiles/stanley-druckenmiller.
12. “Two Powerful Philanthropic Influences: Why Stanley Druckenmiller Chose to Fight Poverty during His Lifetime.” The Bridgespan Group. November 27, 2013. Accessed December 05, 2018. https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/remarkable-givers/profiles/stanley-druckenmiller/two-powerful-philanthropic-influences-why-stanley.
13. “Druckenmiller Foundation Announces $705 Million in Gifts From Founders.” Philanthropy News Digest (PND). January 04, 2010. Accessed December 05, 2018. https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/druckenmiller-foundation-announces-705-million-in-gifts-from-founders.