David Gottesman

$2.94B

as of 09/30/22

About David Gottesman

David "Sandy" Gottesman's fortune mostly comes from his early investment in Berkshire Hathaway, where he sits on the board.

A Harvard Business School graduate, Gottesman cofounded the investment firm First Manhattan Co., which was an early investor in Berkshire Hathaway.

First Manhattan now has more than $20 billion in assets under management.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

investments

Birth date

04/26/26

Number of children

Education

Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Trinity College Connecticut

Self-made

self-made

David Gottesman’s fortune is worth

49K

troy ounces of gold

45K

median U.S. household

29K

median U.S. income

0.059%

U.S. credit card volume

0.012%

GDP of the United States

0.009%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Gottesman is vice chairman and a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History and a trustee of Mount Sinai Medical Center.