James Fitzgibbon

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James Fitzgibbon is the CEO of the Highlander Funds, Highlander Fund LLC, and Inveraray Capital Management.


Biography

Fitzgibbon graduated from the University of Rochester, New York, in 1980. According to a Reuters profile of prominent Hedge Fund Managers, Fitzgibbon has worked for ABB Treasury Center, Newbridge International, ING Markets, and Tokai Bank, he has held "Senior Positions" at Merrill Lynch and Prudential Bache. [1]

"Obama's Phony Recovery"

In a January 14th piece originally published on TheHill.com, Dick Morris cited testimony by Fitzgibbon as evidence that "no [economic] recovery is taking place" and that "The economic data that portend recovery are totally and completely inventions of Obama’s political operation." [2]. In the piece, Fitzgibbon claims that most widely reported "positive economic indicators" such as Stock Market Gains,Credit Use, and Auto Sales, are "meaningless data" and that the economy is not actually improving.

References

  1. Hedgeworld: James P. Fitzgibbon, Accessed April 6th, 2012
  2. Dick Morris: "Obama's Phony Recovery", Dickmorris.com, Accessed April 6th, 2012]


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