Lee S. Ainslie III (born 1964) is an American businessman who founded the hedge fund firm Maverick Capital.
[2][3] He is also a board member of the Robin Hood Foundation and owns a minority stake in the Washington Commanders of the National Football League.
[5][7][8][9][10][11] Ainslie helped form Maverick Capital in 1993 at the invitation of billionaire Sam Wyly.
[14][15] Ainslie has been profiled in books such as Hedge Hunters, by Katherine Burton,[16] New Investment Superstars by Lois Peltz.
[21][22] In 2023, Ainslie was a part of an investment group led by Josh Harris that purchased the Washington Commanders, an American football team belonging to the National Football League, for $6.05 billion.