Jim Chanos

Jim Chanos

Jim Chano’s net worth is $1.5 Billion. Also know about Jim Chanos bio, salary, height, age weight, relationship, and more …

Jim Chanos Wiki Biography

  • Founded as James S. Chanos on December 24, 1957, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, he is of Greek descent. 
  • Jim is an investor and founder of Kynikos Associates, a business specialized in short selling. 
  • His career has been active since the early 1980s. 
  • It has been estimated, according to reputable reports, that Jim Chanos’ net worth is as high as $1.5 billion, a sum gained through his prosperous career as an investor. 
  • He is regarded as one of the best short-sellers on Wall Street. 
  • Jim is the son of Greek immigrants who settled in Milwaukee and began the dry-cleaning family business. 
  • As far as his schooling was concerned, Jim attended Wylie E. Groves High School, and, following his enrolment, Jim enrolled at Yale University, where he graduated in Political Science and Economics in 1980. 
  • Jim had little interest in continuing the family’s dry-cleaning business, so his career started in 1980 shortly after he had finished his studies, working for a variety of banking and investment companies, in turn as an analyst; his first job was at Blyth Eastman Webber, and then he found a commitment at Gilford Securities. 
  • As the company expanded, so did its net worth, and it has been rising steadily since the company’s founding in 1985. 
  • Apart from Enron, he decided to sell short-term shares in companies such as Baldwin-United, Coleco, Tyco International, Boston Chicken, Sunbeam, and several others, all of which contributed a lot to his net worth. 
  • Jim is passing on his experience as a finance lecturer at the Yale University School of Management, which, apart from returning to his alma mater and today’s students, also adds to his net worth. 
  • In addition to his hands-on investment and teaching duties, Jim is now chairman of the Browning School Board of Directors and is also a member of the New-York Historical Society. 
  • As far as his personal life is concerned, nothing is reported in the media about Jim Chanos; however, according to reports, he was married to Amy before their divorce in 2006, and they had four children. 
  • IMDB Wikipedia $1.5 billion 1957-12-24 Business specialized in short selling. 
  • His career has been active since the early 1980s. 
  • American actor Amy Chanos, m.?-2006 Birmingham Grove’s Middle School Formed on December 24, 1957, as James S. Chanos. 
  • Businessman on the 24th of December 1 is of Greek ancestry. 
  • Jim is an investor and founder of the Kynikos Associates of Milwaukee. 
  • Jim Chanos’ Jim Chanos Net Worth Milwaukee Wisconsin in the USA University of Yale 

Jim Chanos Quick Info

Full Name James Chanos
Net Worth $1.5 Billion
Date Of Birth December 24th 1957
Place Of Birth Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
Profession Businessperson
Education Yale University, Birmingham Groves High School
Nationality American
Spouse Amy Chanos (m. ?–2006)
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm1928459

Jim Chanos Important Facts

  • Kynikos Associates founder and president.

Jim Chanos Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
The Promise 2016/II General Zyniker Actor
Wall Street Week 2016 TV Series Himself – President, Kynikos Associates Self
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 2010 Himself Self
Plunder: The Crime of Our Time 2009 Documentary Himself – Hedge Fund Founder (as Jim Chanos) Self
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005 Documentary Himself – President, Kynikos Associates (as Jim Chanos) Self
Independent Lens 2005 TV Series documentary Himself Self