Jim Simons: life and philanthropy Jim Simons, born in 1938, is a mathematician and hedge fund manager. He earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from UC Berkeley and made significant contributions to geometry, including the Chern–Simons theory. In 1982, he founded Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative hedge fund known for its Medallion Fund’s remarkable returns. Simons retired in 2009 but remains active in overseeing the firm’s charitable initiatives. Through the Simons Foundation, he supports scienti

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