1955 was a seminal year when one generation of revolutionaries passed the torch to another.  Contrarian individuals or concepts that were innovative, provocative, and controversial – who changed their course of industries.  We aim to bring that type of thinking and insight to the way we build a new brand of investment firm that aspires to go against the grain and defy convention.

Departures


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Albert Einstein
(1879-1955, relativity)

Alexander Fleming
(1881-1955, penicillin)

Mary McLeod Bethune
(1875-1955, civil rights)

Charlie Parker
(1920-1955, bebop jazz)

Cy Young
(1867-1955, baseball)


Arrivals


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Bill Gates
(1955- , Microsoft)

Steve Jobs
(1955-2011, Apple)

Vinod Khosla
(1955- , Sun, Kleiner Perkins)

Eric Schmidt
(1955- , Sun, Google)

Rosa Parks launches civil rights movement