birth_place birth_date residence article_title name occupation alma_mater
miami , florida 1969 dallas , texas , united states kyle bass
 kyle bass founder & president , hayman capital hedge fund manager texas christian university
kyle bass

j. kyle bass is the founder and principal of hayman capital management , l.p. , a dallas-based hedge fund .
bass became well-known after successfully predicting and benefitting from the subprime mortgage crisis by purchasing credit default swaps on subprime securities issued by various investment banks -lrb- similar to shorting the bonds -rrb- .
bass has since continued to attract media attention for his prediction of the european sovereign-debt crisis and his expectations regarding the economic future of japan and argentina .
