Bill Ackman and Miguel Patricio

Bill Ackman and Miguel Patricio have built influential careers in different corners of the global business world. Ackman is best known for activist investing and founding Pershing Square Capital Management, while Patricio built his reputation through marketing and executive leadership at AB InBev before becoming CEO and later a board leader at Kraft Heinz. Their education, career paths, family backgrounds, wealth and professional achievements offer two distinct profiles of modern corporate leadership.

Bill Ackman and Miguel Patricio

Profile Detail	Bill Ackman	Miguel Patricio
Full Name	William Albert Ackman	Miguel Patricio
Date of Birth	May 11, 1966	1966; exact date is not consistently published
Birth Place	Chappaqua, New York, USA	Portugal
Net Worth	Estimated $8–9+ billion	Estimated around $30–35 million
Age (2026)	60 years	Approximately 59–60 years
Nationality	American	Portuguese
Profession	Investor, Hedge Fund Manager, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist	Business Executive, Marketing Executive, Board Director
Famous For	Founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management; activist investing	Former CEO of Kraft Heinz and senior leadership at AB InBev
Current/Recent Role	CEO and Chairman, Pershing Square; Executive Chairman, Howard Hughes Holdings	Kraft Heinz board member; Representative of Main Shareholders at AB InBev
Company Founded/Associated With	Pershing Square Capital Management	Kraft Heinz; AB InBev
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Reported around 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	Estimated around 85–90 kg (187–198 lbs)	Estimated around 80–85 kg (176–187 lbs)
Hair Color	Gray/white	Gray/white
Eye Color	Brown	Brown
Education	Harvard College; Harvard Business School	Fundação Getulio Vargas, São Paulo
Degree	B.A. in Social Studies, magna cum laude; MBA	Degree in Business Administration
Parents	Lawrence D. Ackman and Ronnie I. Ackman	Limited publicly documented information
Siblings	Sister: Elisabeth Ackman	Limited publicly documented information
Marital Status	Married	Married
Spouse	Neri Oxman	Jill Vukelja Patricio
Previous Spouse	Karen Ann Herskovitz	—
Children	Four children	Three daughters
Family	Wife Neri Oxman and four children	Wife Jill Vukelja Patricio and three daughters
Hobbies/Interests	Walking, fitness, investing and philanthropy	Cooking Portuguese food, marketing, business and consumer brands
Career Began	1990s	1980s/1990s
Major Early Firm	Gotham Partners	Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, Philip Morris
Major Career Move	Founded Pershing Square in 2003	Joined Ambev and later became a senior AB InBev executive
Pershing Square Role	Founder, CEO and Chairman	—
AB InBev Role	—	Chief Marketing Officer, 2012–2018; earlier Zone President roles
Kraft Heinz Role	—	CEO, 2019–2023; Board Chair, 2022–2025; later board member
Investment/Business Focus	Activist investing and long-term equity investments	Consumer goods, food, beverage, marketing and corporate leadership
Known Investments/Brands	Chipotle, Canadian Pacific, MBIA, Herbalife and others	Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and major Kraft Heinz brands through executive roles
Philanthropy	Pershing Square Foundation	Philanthropic and community initiatives with Jill Patricio
Instagram	No clearly verified official Instagram identified	No clearly verified official Instagram identified
X / Twitter	@BillAckman	No major verified personal account clearly established
Career Highlight	Building Pershing Square into a major alternative asset-management firm	Leading global marketing at AB InBev and becoming Kraft Heinz CEO
Leadership Style/Area	Activist investment and shareholder engagement	Brand building, marketing and corporate management
Major Current Business Connection	Pershing Square	AB InBev and Kraft Heinz
Professional Recognition	Prominent Wall Street investor and founder	Recognized global consumer-marketing and business executive
Career Timeline	Gotham Partners → Pershing Square → Howard Hughes leadership	Consumer brands → Ambev → AB InBev → Kraft Heinz
Overall Career Field	Finance and Investment Management	Consumer Goods, Marketing and Corporate Leadership

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