Carson Block

Carson Cutler Block (born April 27, 1977) is an American investor and activist short-seller, best known as the founder of Muddy Waters Research and Muddy Waters Capital, an investment research firm and hedge fund. His work has included high-profile campaigns on publicly traded companies in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Block first gained wide attention in 2011 for reporting on irregularities at Sino‑Forest, a Toronto‑listed Chinese forestry company that later entered Canadian bankruptcy protection. He was named to Bloomberg Markets' "50 Most Influential" list in 2011. He has also appeared in the 2017 documentary The China Hustle and co‑authored Doing Business in China For Dummies (2007).