Which billionaire hedge fund manager founded the anti-poverty Robin Hood Foundation?

The billionaire hedge fund manager who founded the anti-poverty Robin Hood Foundation is Paul Tudor Jones.

Jones, founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, conceived Robin Hood in New York City in the late 1980s. The organization was founded in 1988 and drew heavily on investment ideas: charitable funding would be directed toward programs judged capable of producing measurable results against poverty.

Jones was not the foundation’s only founder. Peter Borish, Glenn Dubin, David Saltzman, and others were also involved in establishing it, but Jones is the central hedge fund manager associated with its creation. That is why he is the canonical answer to this question.

Robin Hood focuses primarily on poverty reduction in New York City, supporting work in education, housing, jobs, health, and financial security. George Soros is sometimes confused with Jones because Soros made a major donation to Robin Hood in 2009; he did not found the organization.