Swiss-American
Chamber of Commerce
Luncheon
Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker
Mr. John Paulson
President of Paulson & Co. Inc.
“The Global Banking Crisis - Causes and Solutions”
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
at the Residence of Ambassador Christoph Bubb
Consul General of Switzerland in New York
640 Park Avenue, 12th floor (at 66th Street)
Please find Mr. Paulson’s biography overleaf
The lunch is sponsored by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York. The benefits of the
event are in support of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce a not-for-profit organization
promoting U.S.-Swiss business relations.
Limited seating - first come, first served basis.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Admission charge is $40 for members, $75 for non-members. Reservations with check or American Express credit card number must be
received by Monday March 16, 2009. No refunds for late cancellations; no-shows will be charged. For inquiries call (212) 246-7789.
Mail registration to Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, 500 Fifth Avenue, Room 1800, New York NY 10110 or fax to 212.246.1366.
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PAULSON
& CO.
INC.
John Paulson
John Paulson is the President and Portfolio Manager of Paulson & Co. Inc.
(“Paulson”). Paulson was ranked by Absolute Return Magazine as the 4th largest hedge
fund in the world managing approximately $28bb in merger, event and distressed
strategies. In 2007 Paulson won the Arbitrage Fund of the Year, Best New Fund of the
Year and Management Firm of the Year award by Absolute Return. In 2008 Paulson
was the Event Driven Fund of the Year, Distressed Securities of the Year and for the
second time, Management Firm of the Year.
Mr. Paulson received his Masters of Business Administration with high distinction, as
a Baker Scholar, from Harvard Business School in 1980. He graduated summa cum
laude in Finance from New York University’s College of Business and Public
Administration in 1978. Prior to forming Paulson 1994, John was a general partner of
Gruss Partners and a managing director in mergers and acquisitions at Bear Stearns.