Larry Robbins (born 1969) is an American hedge fund manager and philanthropist. He is the chief executive of Glenview Capital Management, a hedge fund with approximately $7.7 billion of capital under management as of March 2019.^[3]

Robbins grew up in a Jewish family^[4] in Arlington Heights, Illinois.^[5] He graduated with honors from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1992, where he received a B.S. in economics with concentrations in accounting, finance, marketing and a B.S in engineering, with a major in systems engineering.^[2][6][7] Robbins played hockey throughout college and was captain of the University of Pennsylvania club team for three years.^[8] Robbins became a Certified Public Accountant in 1991 in Illinois.^[1]

After graduation, Robbins worked at Gleacher & Company, a merger and advisory boutique in New York.^[6][7] He joined Leon Cooperman at Omega Advisors after three years at Gleacher.^[6][7] Robbins spent six years as an analyst and partner at Omega Advisors on their US equity long/short team.^[7] Robbins left Omega to start Glenview Capital Management in 2000, named after the suburban Chicago hockey area where he started playing hockey at age five.^[9][5] In 2012, he made a successful bet by investing in hospital companies that he thought would benefit from Obamacare.^[10] Unlike most hedge funds, Robbins is known for holding stocks for years and not employing stop-losses.^[10] Robbins is currently the firm's CEO and portfolio manager.

Robbins has four sons, by his first wife Amy Towers, who he later divorced.^[11][12] In 2012, he married his second wife, Sarahmay Wesemael.^[5] He lives in Alpine, New Jersey.^[13] Robbins is the owner of the Chicago Steel of the USHL.^[14]

Robbins serves as chairman of the board for both the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) New York and Relay Graduate School of Education. He is a member of the board of directors for The Robin Hood Foundation and chairs the education committee.^[7] He is a member of the board of directors for Teach For America (New York) and was an honoree at the 2013 Annual Benefit Dinner.^[15] Through their Robbins Family Foundation, Larry and his wife Sarahmay are active supporters of education reform both in New York City and across the US.^[16] In addition, Robbins is the Senior Chair of the Wall Street Division of the UJA-Federation and the recipient of the 2007 Young Leadership Award.^[7][17]

In 2014, Robbins reportedly earned $570 million (including his share of his firm's management and performance fees, cash compensation and stock and option awards).^[18]