Dermot Desmond

$2.31B

as of 01/18/26

About Dermot Desmond

Dermot Desmond started his career in finance at Citibank, and later worked for the Investment Bank of Ireland and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

In 1981 he founded NCB Stockbrokers, which became Ireland's largest independent brokerage; he sold it for $39 million in 1994.

With the proceeds, Desmond started his own private equity firm, International Investment & Underwriting.

IIU now has stakes in travel software firm Datalex, Mountain Province Diamonds, Barchester Healthcare and Glasgow soccer club Celtic PLC.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Ireland

Source of wealth

Finance

Residence

Dublin, Ireland

Marital status

Married

Birth date

07/01/50 (age 75)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Dermot Desmond’s fortune is worth

39K

troy ounces of gold

36K

median U.S. household

23K

median U.S. income

0.046%

U.S. credit card volume

0.009%

GDP of the United States

0.007%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

An avid golfer, he's known as "The Kaiser" for his distinctive mustache.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

US OTC | AGACF-US

African Gold Acqusition Corp.

LONDON | CCP-GB

Celtic PLC

EURONEXT DUBLIN | DLE-IE

Datalex PLC

TORONTO | MPVD-CA

Mountain Province Diamonds