巴顿·比格斯，在摩根士丹利工作了30年，曾任该公司的首席战略官。在此期间，他创立了摩根士丹利的研究部，并使之成为世界上最优秀的投行研究部门。他还曾一手创办公司的投资管理业务部，并担任其主席达30年之久。到20世纪90年代中期，摩根士丹利投资管理部每年赢得的新客户超过任何竞争对手。

比格斯多次被《机构投资者》杂志评选为“美国第一投资策略师”；1996年到2003年，他一直在全球投资策略师评比中名列前茅。2003年6月，比格斯离开摩根士丹利，与两位同事共同发起了Traxis合伙基金，那是2003年规模最大的新发对冲基金。如今，Traxis管理的资金超过10亿美元。

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