Brett Icahn (born August 19, 1979) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist.
Early life His father is billionaire investor Carl Icahn (born 1936), majority shareholder of Icahn Enterprises, and his mother is Liba Trejbal, a former ballerina from Czechoslovakia.Miles Weiss, Carl Icahn Hands Son Brett $3 Billion to Prove His Mettle, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, August 13, 2012Betty Jin, Brett Icahn On The Possibility He Might Soon Take Over His Dad's Company: Nepotism Doesn't Exist At Icahn, Business Insider, July 12, 2010Sam Jones, Dan McCrum, Icahn’s son hones skills with $3bn fund, The Financial Times, August 14, 2012 He graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall and Princeton University.Janet Morrissey, The Raider in Winter: Carl Icahn at 75, The New York Times, April 16, 2011
Career Icahn interned at Goldman Sachs. Shortly after, he directed art films. In 2001, he founded Myelin Media. He joined his father's company, Icahn Enterprises, in 2002. Since June 2004, he has been an investment analyst for Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Master, Icahn Master II and Icahn Master III and Icahn Partners Master Fund LP. He co-manages a hedge fund with David Schechter, which includes the Sargon portfolio from his father's company. Icahn and Schechter have invested heavily in Apple and Netflix shares. In 2011, his hedge fund had a return of 50 percent.Courtney Comstock, 31-Year Old Brett Icahn's Hedge Fund Returned 50% Last Year, Business Insider, April 19, 2011
He is Vice President of Modal LLC. He was on the Board of Directors of American Railcar Industries since January 16, 2007, the Hain Celestial Group since July 2010, the Cadus Corporation since July 1, 2010, Motricity since January, 2010, Bausch Health since March 2021 and Bausch + Lomb Corporation since June 2022. He also serves on the board of Take-Two Interactive and HowStuffWorks.
Icahn played an instrumental role in his father's company's attempted takeover of Lions Gate.
Personal life Icahn resides on Long Island, New York. In 2012, his father gave him management responsibility for US$3 billion.
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