Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Dinner/Awards Tickets Available

Join Bonefish & Tarpon Trust as we honor business and conservation leader Thorpe McKenzie with the Lefty Kreh Award for Lifetime Achievement in Conservation at the 14th Annual NYC Dinner & Awards Ceremony on October 6, 2025.

A native of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, McKenzie began his distinguished career in New York City as a stockbroker with Kidder, Peabody & Company. In 1980, he and the late Julian H. Robertson, Jr. launched the renowned global hedge fund, TIGER, before McKenzie returned to his home state to co-found Pointer Management, LLC.

McKenzie is a lifelong sportsman whose leadership and generosity have advanced important land and water conservation efforts, from his early support of the Tall Timbers Conservation Easement Program, which led to the protection of significant bobwhite quail habitat in the Red Hills of North Florida and South Georgia, to his 25-year tenure on the board of the Atlantic Salmon Federation.

An avid permit and tarpon angler in the Florida Keys, McKenzie also served for more than a decade on the board of the Don Hawley Foundation. His commitment continues today as a member of the BTT Board of Directors, where his dedication to science-driven conservation is helping to ensure the future of the flats fishery.

“Thorpe McKenzie has demonstrated a lifelong and unwavering commitment to the conservation of wild places that support fishing, hunting, and other outdoor recreation,” said BTT President and CEO Jim McDuffie. “We are honored to recognize his lifetime achievement in conservation and his leadership and support of BTT’s mission.”

Paul Tudor Jones II, the 2018 Lefty Kreh Award winner, will introduce McKenzie in a program led by CNBC’s Steve Liesman and featuring cocktails and dinner, live and silent auctions, bluegrass music from the hills of Tennessee, and a report on BTT's latest research and conservation highlights from the field. Other legends and luminaries from the angling world will also be on hand to welcome McKenzie into BTT’s Circle of Honor.

Don’t miss this opportunity to honor a true conservation champion and support the ongoing work of BTT. Purchase your ticket now to celebrate with us in New York!

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