Chris Hohn
Sir Christopher Hohn is the founder of TCI Fund Management, one of the highest-returning hedge funds in the world over the past two decades. Born in Surrey, England, Hohn studied at Southampton University before earning his MBA from Harvard Business School. He founded TCI in 2003 after working at Perry Capital, and structured it with a charitable component — a significant portion of TCI's profits flow to the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), which has become one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the UK.
TCI's strategy is built on extreme concentration — typically holding fewer than 15 positions — with very long holding periods and active engagement with management teams. Hohn is known for being both a patient long-term owner and a fierce activist when companies fail to meet expectations. He was a key figure in the hostile takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange in 2004 and has waged public campaigns against railroad companies, airlines, and European banks. He has also become a leading voice on climate risk in corporate governance.
We invest in companies with strong competitive positions, high returns on capital, and management teams that allocate capital well. Then we hold them for years and let compounding do the work.
— Chris Hohn, TCI Fund Management