Louis Bacon

Louis Bacon is a founder, chairman, and principal investment manager of Moore Capital Management, who has dedicated significant efforts to global financial markets and conservation initiatives. After founding Moore Capital Management, LP in March 1989, Louis Bacon established himself as a leading figure in global financial and private equity markets. His private investment management firm, headquartered in New York with offices in London and Hong Kong, provides services to institutional and high-net-worth clients through various privately-offered funds. His career in finance began at Bankers Trust and Walter N.

Bacon’s impact on conservation garnered prestigious accolades, including the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Lifetime Conservation Achievement Award (2016) and the Audubon Medal (2013). He also received the Land Trust Alliance President’s Award for his extensive involvement in conservation projects spanning New York, Colorado, North Carolina, and The Bahamas. His strategic property acquisitions further underscore his influence, notably purchasing Trinchera Ranch in Costilla County, Colorado for $175 million in 2007, Orton Plantation in North Carolina in 2010, and Taos Ski Valley in 2013. In 2023, Bacon was awarded over $203 million in damages in a high-profile defamation lawsuit.

Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.5 billion in February 2024. Building on his legacy, Louis Bacon and Trinchera Ranch were honored with the Trout Unlimited Conservation Achievement Award in 2025. Demonstrating his ongoing engagement, he published an article for the Daily Mail in May 2025, addressing the Drax ‘greenwashing scandal.’ Most recently, he was named Conservationist of the Year by NCWF.