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How Hurricane Irma Displaced the World's Best Quant
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As the head of one of the world’s most successful hedge funds, you’d think David Vogel wouldn’t have much to be concerned about. But right now he’s really worried about his home.
The 44-year-old last week took his family and firm and fled Jupiter, Florida, as Hurricane Irma bore down. For a week, he and his staff of several dozen employees holed up in a hotel in New York, not far from Columbus Circle, anticipating the devastation that awaited their return.