Michael F. Price

Michael Price
Born	May 17, 1953 (1953-05-17) (age 58)
Residence	Far Hills, New Jersey
Citizenship	United States
Education	University of Oklahoma
Occupation	investor and fund manager
Net worth	US $ 1.4 billion (est.) (February 2010)[1]
Spouse	Married, 4 children

Michael F. Price (born May 17, 1953) is a value investor and fund manager in Far Hills, New Jersey.

Career

He began his career in 1973 when he joined Max Heine at Mutual Series. In 1982, he became a full partner^[2] and when Heine died in 1988, became the president and chairman. In 1996, Mutual Series was merged into Franklin Templeton Investments. In 1998, Price stepped down from day-to-day fund management duties but continued as chairman of the company, and in 2001, he left the firm to begin his own fund company.^[3]

Personal life

Price is married and has four children. He was ranked by Forbes in February 2006 as the 562-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion^[4]

He has donated tens of millions of dollars to his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma.^[5] The OU College of Business, one of its buildings, and a large endowment bear his name.^[6] The CCTM, officially opening in June 2008 at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, bears his name too.

Education

• University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Business Administration, 1973.

References

1. ^ "The World's Billionaires: #721 Michael Price". Forbes. March 3, 2010. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/10/billionaires-2010_Michael-Price_7GJH.html. 
2. ^ The Oklahoma City Journal Record Dec 12, 2005.
3. ^ Franklin Templeton History of Mutual Series and Heine Securities
4. ^ Billionaires: #562 Michael Price. Forbes. February 2006.
5. ^ Business Week April 25, 1997
6. ^ About Price College Oklahoma University

External links

• GuruFocus page for Michael Price
• StockPickr page for Michael Price
• Price College of Business Oklahoma University

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Name	Price, Michael F.
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Short description	Businessman; investor; philanthropist
Date of birth	May 17, 1953
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