Bruce Berkowitz

Chelsea, Massachusetts

A Chelsea native, Bruce Berkowitz harbored ambitions in banking and finance from his youth. Those aspirations have materialized impressively. As Founder, Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer of Fairholme Capital Management, Berkowitz now leads a $16 billion financial management firm—quite an achievement for someone who walked the halls of Chelsea High School during the mid-1970’s. Our executive editor Cary Shuman has written a front page article profiling his trajectory. The piece captures a compelling success story of a local young man who pursued his goals and achieved them. We wish Bruce Berkowitz continued success.