Louis Moore Bacon (born July 25, 1956) is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist.

[7] In 2010, the Denver Post reported that Bacon's net worth of $1.6 billion ranked him as the 238th richest American.

[8] In March 2010 Forbes Magazine estimated Bacon's net worth to be $1.5 billion, and ranked him as the 655th richest person in the world.

[10] In May 2011, Bacon obtained a court order in Great Britain, where he owned property, compelling the Wikimedia Foundation, WordPress and the Denver Post to reveal the identity of anonymous persons who allegedly defamed him on their websites.

Bacon sought the order so that he could launch defamation proceedings against online commenters he alleged to have posted libelous material about him on these websites.

Initially, the Foundation agreed to give the information to Bacon's solicitors,[14] but later said it would cooperate only with a court order in the U.S., saying "Please note that we do not comply with foreign subpoenas absent an immediate threat to life or limb.

"[11][15] Automattic, which owns WordPress, said Bacon would need a court order but agreed to remove any defamatory material from its websites.

[17] In early 2019, it was reported that Nygård had filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Court in Manhattan alleging that Bacon had violated sections of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

[24] In 2002 Bacon obtained Austrian citizenship, due to a special provision for figures who have made notable achievements for Austria.

[26] Bacon also served as a fundraiser for American politician Mitt Romney, who was elected governor of Massachusetts and later ran for president.

[29] In 1992, Bacon created The Moore Charitable Foundation (MCF) to provide financial support to nonprofit organizations that work to preserve and protect wildlife habitat and improve water systems.

[31][32] In June 2012, United States Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar and United States Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel M. Ashe announced Bacon intends to donate a conservation easement totaling approximately 90,000 acres in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains bordering the San Luis Valley in Colorado.

[34] In addition to his work in Colorado, Bacon has helped preserve and protect environmentally sensitive land in New York, North Carolina, and the Bahamas.

His key conservation projects include: In 2008, he was inducted into Institutional Investors Alpha's Hedge Fund Manager Hall of Fame.