Self-Made Man–Alex von Furstenberg
For some businesspersons, it is hard to dedicate equal time to their businesses and their leisure activities but as far as Alex von Furstenberg is concerned, he has found a legitimate solution of intermixing business and leisure activities. For most of the businessperson leisure activities means travelling or sports and for Alex although he is equally concerned about his business he has leisure activities that limit his interests to philanthropy. After acquiring his Bachelor’s degree in Arts from the Brown University, nobody thought this quiet and simple gentleman would climb the ladders of success so early in his life. However deseeding from the noble bloodline of Napoleon 1st and representing the noble bloodline of Prince Egon of von Furstenberg a renowned fashion designer and an Australian nobleman grandfather who was putting Alex and his convictions to misuse his family name to reach the heights where you find him today.
Starting as a small time trader on Risk and Arbitrage desk in Allen and Company to the founder And Chief Investment Officer of Ranger Global Advisors LLC, a family office focusing on opportunistic value based investing he has taken the financial industry by storm. As of now through this company, Alex von Furstenberg holds the assets amounting more than $ 1 billion where he also serves as a front line managing leader. Prior to opening this company he founded Arrow Capital Management LLC the event driven hedge find firm specializing in the global people equity fund investment where he was Chief Investing Officer. He left the company when he found suitable candidate to take over his charge in the form of Mal Serure and was acting as a co-Managing member joined in 2005.
Apart from these achievements, Alex von Furstenberg also serves on the Board of Directors panel of different companies and enjoys his new role of administrative body and that too offered him on his own merits not because of the family name. Some of such companies are international internet company Interactive Corp or IAC and W. P. Stewart and Company Ltd. considered as one of the reputed asset management company. It is interesting to know that being the Partner and Director of Diane von Furstenberg Studio LP he restructured the working pattern of this highly accredited and high-end luxury lifestyle brand to increase its profit percentage from $1 million annually to $ 200 million.
As philanthropy has always attracted him more than his business venture the established Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation where he serves as Secretary and Director is heavily involved in such kind of acclaimed activities. His stepfather Diller, mother Diane, Sister Tatiana and Alex himself manages this family foundation and participates in different philanthropic activities and as of now, they have contributed a hefty sum of $ 30 million to many direct acting organizations undertaking different activities for the betterment of the society and its future.