Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn is one of the most prominent activist investors on Wall Street and the founder and chairman of Icahn Capital Management and Icahn Enterprises L.P.. His investment style is characterized by an aggressive approach to corporate governance and a focus on increasing shareholder value through active involvement in the companies he invests in. Icahn has successfully pushed giants such as Apple, eBay, Dell Technologies, Time Warner, Xerox, and Netflix, among many others, to change their corporate policies — for example, to initiate share buybacks, replace management, or spin off subsidiaries. He is a master of contrarian investing, often entering companies when the market has turned away from them. In 2020, he bought Hertz shortly after its bankruptcy, and his stake ultimately increased in value multiple times over.