Leadership

John A. Thaler
FOUNDER AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER

John A. Thaler is the Founder and Portfolio Manager of JAT Capital Management LP (“JAT”). Prior to founding JAT in July 2020, Mr. Thaler was a Portfolio Manager at Wexford Capital managing the Wexford Core Equities Fund. Prior to joining Wexford Capital, Mr. Thaler was the Founder and Portfolio Manager for JAT Capital Management (a former investment management firm run by Mr. Thaler that preceded the business of Hampton Road Capital Management LP (now rebranded as JAT Capital Management LP)), a $3 billion alternative asset management firm which operated from November 2007 through June 2015. Previously, Mr. Thaler was a Portfolio Manager at Shumway Capital Partners. Mr. Thaler was a pre-launch member of the Shumway team, joining the organization in 2002. In 2006, Mr. Thaler managed the SCP Omni Fund, a separately managed and funded TMT focused vehicle, and in 2007, Mr. Thaler was made a Portfolio Manager of Shumway Capital Partners’ main funds. Prior to joining Shumway, Mr. Thaler was an associate at Spectrum Equity Investors and an analyst at Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Thaler earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago, in 1997.