Bruce R. Berkowitz is an equity fund manager and registered investment adviser. [1] Berkowitz founded Fairholme Capital Management in 1997 and was formerly a senior portfolio manager at Lehman Brothers Holdings and a managing director of Smith Barney. Berkowitz was named 2009 Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Year and Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Decade by Morningstar, Inc.[2]
Berkowitz lives in Coral Gables, Florida.[3] In late 2010 it was announced that Berkowitz had joined the board of directors of the St. Joe Company. [4]