E. Lee Hennessee

Quick Facts

Full Name	E. Lee Hennessee
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Sep 1, 1952(1952-09-01)
Age	72
Date Of Death	October 29, 2016, West Palm Beach, FL
Birthplace	Raleigh
Country	United States
Birth City	North Carolina
Horoscope	Virgo

E. Lee Hennessee Biography

E. Lee Hennessee is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on September 1, 1952 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

Elizabeth Lee Hennessee (September 1, 1952 – October 29, 2016), also known as Lee Hennessee-Gradante, was an American pioneer hedge fund manager, noted as one of the most powerful women in New York, she was also campaign finance chair for Elizabeth Dole’s presidential run. Hennesse and her husband, Charles J. Gradante, founded and managed the Hennessee Group LLC hedge fund for many years.

In 1976, Hennessee started her business career at Thomson McKinnon Securities, where she executed institutional and retail sales. Later, Hennessee founded the first and prominent hedge fund consultancy. She started the Hennessee Hedge Fund Advisory Group in 1987 as a division of E.F. Hutton, later moving it to Shearson Lehman, Republic National Bank, and the investment firm Weiss, Peck and Greer. In 1997, along with her husband, Charles J. Gradante, she transformed the operation into a stand-alone company, the Hennessee Group LLC. In July 2005, the Bayou hedge fund fraud unraveled and was reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the lawsuit against Hennessee Group LLC was dismissed in July 2007.

E. Lee Hennessee Net Worth

E. Lee Hennessee is one of the richest Businessperson from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, E. Lee Hennessee 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hennessee was born on September 1, 1952, to William E. Hennessee and Mary Frances Dillon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her father was the senior vice president of advertising and tobacco sales at the Dillon Supply Company. Lee graduated from Randolph-Macon Women’s College. After graduating, Hennessee worked as a teacher for one year.

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Who is E. Lee Hennessee Dating?

According to our records, E. Lee Hennessee married to Charles J. Gradante. As of December 1, 2023, E. Lee Hennessee’s is not dating anyone.

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Hennessee broke ground as a woman on male-dominated Wall Street, creating a hedge fund index and becoming a co-founder of 100 Women in Hedge Funds. Hennessee was a featured hedge fund expert in the media such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC. The Hennessee Group managed as much as $1.6 billion and helped wealthy clients choose hedge funds. In May 2007, Hennessee was selected as one of New York’s 50 most powerful women.

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Rosemary Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. E. Lee Hennessee celebrates birthday on September 1 of every year.

October 29, 2016 Hennessee was found dead in her Trump Plaza home in West Palm Beach. She was 64. Hennessee is survived by her husband, her mother and two brothers, William and Grover (who is known as Dillon) Hennessee.