Joseph Edelman
Founder & CEO, Perceptive Advisors
$2.75B
as of 04/20/26
About Joseph Edelman
Joseph Edelman is CEO and portfolio manager of Perceptive Advisors, a New York-based hedge fund firm with $10 billion under management.
Edelman founded Perceptive Advisors in 1999 and focuses on investing in biotechnology stocks.
Edelman's main Perceptive Life Sciences hedge fund lost money only twice in its first 20 years, but reportedly fell 49% in 2021 and 2022.
His fund returned 83% in 2025 thanks to biotech winners like Praxis Precision Medicines and Celcuity.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Hedge fundsResidence
New York, New YorkMarital status
MarriedBirth date
06/10/55 (age 70)Education
Master of Business Administration, New York University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of California, San DiegoSelf-made
self-madeJoseph Edelman’s fortune is worth
46K
troy ounces of gold
42K
median U.S. household
27K
median U.S. income
0.055%
U.S. credit card volume
0.011%
GDP of the United States
0.008%
United States debt
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