John Paulson is the president and portfolio manager of Paulson & Co. Inc., an investment management company specializing in global merger, event arbitrage, and credit strategies. Prior to forming Paulson & Co. in 1994, Mr. Paulson was a general partner of Gruss Partners and a managing director in mergers and acquisitions at Bear Stearns. Mr. Paulson also serves on the boards of the Economic Club of New York; New York University; the Partnership for New York City and the Deans Advisory Board of the Harvard Business School. He is based in New York, NY.