John Paulson Trivia Questions

No widely recognized metric called the 'Paulson Ratio' exists in finance. The term may be a conflation with the Sharpe ratio, a common risk measure, but John Paulson himself is known for his famed short against subprime mortgages, not for inventing a ratio.

He owned a $41 million estate in Puerto Rico and properties in the Hamptons, but no known private Caribbean island.

He famously shorted the housing market via credit default swaps, earning billions for his hedge fund during the financial crisis.

He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from NYU’s Stern School of Business in 1978, graduating summa cum laude.

He donated heavily to Donald Trump and Republican causes, not Hillary Clinton.

He worked in M&A at Bear Stearns and later at Gruss Partners before launching his own hedge fund.

In 2021, Jenny Paulson filed a divorce lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion, accusing John Paulson of hiding assets. The case was settled privately.

Paulson's wealth declined from its peak of about $16 billion, but he remained a multi‐billionaire. Forbes estimated his net worth in the billions as recently as 2024, so he did not lose nearly all his fortune.