Dwight W. Anderson
Dwight W. Anderson | |
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| Education | Horace Greeley High School (1985), Princeton University (AB in History, 1989), University of North Carolina (MBA, 1994) |
| Occupation | Investor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Founder of Ospraie Management, LLC |
Dwight W. Anderson is a prominent American investor and the creator of Ospraie Management, LLC, an asset management company focused on the commodities and basic industries sectors, with a dedicated venture division investing in agricultural enterprises.
Education
Anderson completed his secondary education at Horace Greeley High School in 1985. He then obtained an AB degree in History from Princeton University in 1989. In 1994, he earned an MBA from the University of North Carolina, supported by a graduate scholarship awarded by Julian Robertson. He has been honored with UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Young Alumni Award in 2000 and the MBA Alumni Merit Award in 2007.
Career
Following his graduation from business school, Anderson held positions at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan. In 1994, he became Managing Director at Tiger Management, where he led the Basic Industries and Commodities Group. Recognized as one of the “Tiger Cubs,” Anderson is part of the group of former Tiger Management professionals who established their own investment funds. In 1999, he took on the role of Head of the Basic Industries Group at Tudor Investment Corporation.
That same year, Anderson initiated Ospraie as a commodities hedge fund operating independently within Tudor. By 2004, Ospraie had separated fully and was managing $1.2 billion in assets. The firm specializes in global commodity markets and basic industries through detailed fundamental analysis, eventually managing nearly $9 billion at its height.
In 2018, Anderson launched Ospraie Ag Science, a venture capital branch under Ospraie Management focused on agricultural investments. As of March 2021, this division oversaw $137.9 million in assets.
Personal
Anderson holds the position of Chairman at Concord Resources Limited, an international commodities trading company. Additionally, he is a member of the Boards of Trustees for both NYU Langone Medical Center and the UNC Kenan Flagler Business School.