is julian robertson alive 
julian robertson passed away on aug 23 2022 at the age of 90 at his home in new york following his retirement robertson spent much of his time as an active philanthropist who donated over 1 billion to charitable funds 15who were the tiger cubs the phrase tiger cubs referred to the young hedge fund managers who worked at julian robertson s tiger management fund firm many of them became successful hedge fund operators after moving on from tiger management where they were trained under robertson the bottom linejulian robertson was a former hedge fund manager who founded tiger management a highly successful hedge fund in the eighties and nineties the fund was one of the most well known hedge funds of its generation before it closed in 2000 robertson was known for his business acumen generous philanthropic work and mentoring young investors interested in operating hedge funds 