Jeffrey Williams Ubben (born 19 july 1961, Illinois[1]) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and chairman of ValueAct Capital, a hedge fund based in San Francisco, California. Ubben is an activist board member of Exxon Mobil.[2][3]
Jeffrey W. Ubben graduated from Duke University.[4] He received a master of business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 1987.[4][5]
Ubben managed the Fidelity Value Fund at Fidelity Investments for eight years. He was the Managing Partner of Blum Capital from 1995 to 2000.[4]
Ubben is the co-founder of ValueAct Capital, a hedge fund based in San Francisco, California, in 2000.[4][5]
Ubben formerly was on the Boards of Directors of Acxiom, Gartner, Misys, Omnicare, and the Sara Lee Corporation. He is on the board of directors of the Willis Group.[6] In September 2015, he was nominated to the Board of Directors of 21st Century Fox.[7][8]
In August 2015, Ubben acquired a minority stake in the United Talent Agency.[9]
In June 2020, Ubben left ValueAct Capital.[10]
Ubben is chair emeritus of the national Board of Directors of the Posse Foundation.[11] He is on the Boards of Trustees of Northwestern University and the American Conservatory Theater.[12][13] Ubben is also on the board of directors of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation.[14] In September, 2019, it was announced that Jeff Ubben and his wife Laurie "have made an estate commitment of $50 million to support scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and professional school students" at Northwestern University, the largest donation towards financial aid in the university's history.[15]
