Hamid Biglari

Active Investor

Senior Partner; Chairman, Asset Management & Financial Services at RedBird Capital Partners

New York City, New York

Hamid Biglari, Senior Partner; Chairman, Asset Management & Financial Services at RedBird Capital Partners is an active investor based in New York City, New York. This profile covers what Hamid Biglari backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Hamid Biglari serves as Chief Strategy Officer & Chairman, RedBird Asset Management & Financial Services at RedBird Capital Partners. He serves as Vice Chairman at Citicorp. He also serves as Board Member at SparkCognition. He is an Angel Investor. He is a Partner of the Firm, Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of Asset Management & Financial Services. In that capacity, he helps to oversee the financial services investment portfolio, the application of AI across the Firm and its portfolio companies across all sectors, and the Firm's strategic growth initiatives globally. Prior to joining RedBird, He had a distinguished and diverse 30-year career in financial services. From 2017 to 2022, he was a senior executive at Point72 Asset Management, where he co-led the Firm's global equities trading organization as well as advanced analytics associated with PM portfolio construction, forensics, and performance assessment. From 2000 to 2013, he was a senior executive at Citigroup, ending his tenure there as Vice Chairman & Global Head of Emerging Markets. He was a member of Citigroup's Operating Committee and held various senior management roles, including Chief Strategy Officer of Citigroup, Chief Operating Officer of Citi's global investment banking and trading business, and Global Head of Investment Banking for Financial Institutions. Prior to Citigroup, He was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he co-led the Firm's investment banking consulting practice. Before that, he was a theoretical nuclear physicist at Princeton University's Plasma Physics Laboratory, the nation's leading center for controlled thermonuclear fusion research. He sits on the Board of Directors of SparkCognition, a rapidly growing provider of enterprise AI solutions globally. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Vice-Chair of Asia Society's Board of Trustees. He also sits on the President's Advisory Council and Advisory Board of the Bendheim Center for Finance at Princeton University. While at Citigroup, he was a member of the US-China Business Council. From 2013 to 2015, he was a Board member of Avolon Holdings, the global jet leasing company, and Head of its Compensation Committee, until its sale to HNA Group. An Iranian-American, He was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2009, given for outstanding contributions to the United States by immigrants. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Astrophysical Sciences from Princeton University.

Investor type: AngelVCPEInvestment Partner
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseDeveloper Tools & DataEdTechMedia & ContentSports & Fitness
Location: New York City, New York
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 4

Notable investments

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