Otis “Mason” Hawkins was born in 10 March 1948, in the United States of America. He is a value investor and businessman, best known for being the Chief Executive Officer of Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. which he founded. He has been in the investment business for over four decades, and all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Mason Hawkins? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $1.8 billion, mostly earned through his successful involvement in business, including investments. His company has grown to be a multi-billion dollar global investment management firm. All of these achievements have ensured the position of his wealth.
Mason Hawkins Net Worth $1.8 billion
Mason attended the University of Florida and graduated with a degree in Finance in 1970. Afterwards, he studied at the University of Georgia to get an MBA in Finance; he also studied for and earned a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. One of his first jobs was as part of Atlantic National Bank, in which he was Director of Research from 1972 to 1973, after which he became the Director of Research at First Tennessee Investment Management for a year. In 1975, he then left the company to found Southeastern Asset Management, using the net worth he had attained so far to start the company, and which later led to the launching of Longleaf Partners Funds, which is a suite of UCITS funds and mutual funds.
Over the years, Hawkins net worth continued to grow with the success of his company. His strategy is considered value investing in which he looks at prospective investments through three criteria, namely strong business, good people, and deeply discounted prices. He usually invests in businesses with solid balance sheets, and according to reports, he looks for qualities in the company that can lead to long term success. His company also focuses on concentrated portfolios with around 18-22 stocks.
Mason’s success led him to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the magazine Institutional Investor in 2005. The following year, he was named a Domestic Equity Fund Manager of the Year alongside Chief Investment Officer Staley Cates; the two were also nominees during other years. Mason’s company, Southeastern Asset Management was selected in 2007 as the Equity Manager of the Year during the Foundation and Endowment Money Management’s Nonprofit Awards, and Mason has also been mentioned in David Swensen’s book “Unconventional Success”. Masons’s net worth continues to grow as a result of his success.
For his personal life, there is no information regarding his marital situation, or any romantic relationships. It is known that Hawkins is a board member of the Charter School Growth Fund; the non-profit philanthropic venture capital fund aims to support the growth of public charter schools, and has been responsible for expanding small schools into large multi-school networks, contributing around $160 to $170 million total in loans and grants. Hawkins also doing other philanthropic works – he is the Director of the Pyramid Peak Foundation which aims to support community causes. The organization has donated to healthcare, social, and arts causes. Mason Hawkins apparently enjoys public speaking.
