Joel Greenblatt

Joel Greenblatt is a value investor who founded the hedge fund Gotham Capital in 1985 and now co-runs its successor, Gotham Asset Management, with partner Robert Goldstein. From 1985 to 1994 the fund reported annualized returns of about 30 percent after fees. He has taught value and special situation investing at Columbia Business School since 1996 and co-founded the Value Investors Club, an online forum for stock ideas.