First Job: After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Robertson served in the United States Navy for two years.
Wall Street Career: Robertson began his career on The Street at Kidder Peabody & Company in 1957 as a sales trainee.
In 1980, he started Tiger Management Company, one of the most successful hedge funds in the world. He has also seeded a bunch of his former employees who started hedge funds known as "Tiger Cubs." Forbes estimates that he has a networth of $2.8 billion.
Source: robertsonscholars.org