2025-08-12 6:15 PM <br/> Tags: #AmericanJewry #people #Finance #Donor ![[image-72.png|466x311]] # David Tepper (1957-) - American Jewish billionaire (~$21 billion) hedge fund manager. - Got his start as a trader a Goldman Sachs. *Very common pipeline*. #### Appaloosa Management - Tepper founded Appaloosa Management in 1993. - Appaloosa Management is the primary source of Tepper's wealth. Tepper also owns American NFL and soccer teams. - Appaloosa management has equity in the Israeli Pharmaceuticals company [[Teva Pharmaceuticals]]. - Appaloosa Management has equity in the Israeli company [[Checkpoint Software Technologies]]. #### Contributions - Tepper is a large donor to Jewish and Israeli causes: - [[Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)]] - (NJ chapter) - [[Israel Bonds]] - [[ADL]] - [[Chabad On Campus]] - The majority of Tepper's donations are though the [[Tepper Foundation]] which disperses tens of millions annually #### Politics - Tepper backed Jeb Bush and John Kasich in the 2016 primaries. Tepper vowed to vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. - Tepper has also been a long time supporter of Chris Christie. - Tepper backed [[Nikki Haley]] with $1.1 million in the 2024 primaries. - Tepper leans republican yet has donated to Jewish Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer and Jewish Democrat congressman Josh Gottheimer. - Tepper backed Romney in 2012. - Tepper donated at least $350,000 to the American Unity PAC. The AUP is a Republican PAC dedicated to supporting pro-homosexual pro-lgbt Republican candidates. #### References - “David Tepper.” _Wikipedia_. Last modified July 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tepper. Accessed August 12. - “Appaloosa Management.” _Wikipedia_. Last modified July 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appaloosa_Management. Accessed August 12. - Investopedia Staff. “David Tepper: The King of Hedge Funds.” _Investopedia_. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/120815/david-tepper-king-hedge-funds.asp. Accessed August 12 - OpenSecrets. “David Tepper: Federal Contributions.” _OpenSecrets.org_. [https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=David+Tepper](https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=David+Tepper). Accessed August 12. - Bloomberg News. “Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager David Tepper Says He’ll Vote for Clinton.” _Bloomberg_, November 7, 2016. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-07/david-tepper-says-he-ll-vote-for-clinton-over-trump. - OpenSecrets. “SFA Fund, Inc. (Haley 2024).” _OpenSecrets.org_. https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00571703. Accessed August 12. - OpenSecrets. “Tell It Like It Is PAC (Christie 2024).” _OpenSecrets.org_. https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00857283. Accessed August 12. - OpenSecrets. “Kasich 2016 – New Day for America (Super PAC) Contributions.” _OpenSecrets.org_. https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00579879. Accessed August 12.