David Tepper

President and Founder, Appaloosa Management
$20.59B
as of 07/05/24

About David Tepper

David Tepper, arguably the greatest hedge fund manager of his generation, founded Appaloosa Management in 1993.

Tepper has been returning client assets over the last decade, and Appaloosa's $15 billion under management now is primarily his own personal capital.

He decided to move from New Jersey to Florida in 2016 and relocated his hedge fund firm there.

In 2018, Tepper bought the Carolina Panthers professional football team in a $2.3 billion deal.

Once the head of the junk bond desk at Goldman Sachs, he left after being passed over for partner to start Appaloosa.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Hedge funds

Residence

Palm Beach, Florida

Marital status

Married

Birth date

09/11/57 (age 66)

Number of children

3

Education

Master of Business Administration, David A. Tepper School of Business; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Pittsburgh

Self-made

self-made

David Tepper’s fortune is worth

343K

troy ounces of gold

317K

median U.S. household

206K

median U.S. income

0.412%

U.S. credit card volume

0.082%

GDP of the United States

0.061%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Tepper gifted $67 million to Carnegie Mellon University, sponsoring the David Tepper Quadrangle, a building aiming to create a collaborative learning environment.

Net worth over time

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