Joseph Steinberg

$1.66B

$1.4M (-0.1%)

as of 09/27/24

About Joseph Steinberg

Joseph Steinberg is the chairman of Jefferies Financial Group, a New York-based financial services firm best known for investment banking.

He served as president of Leucadia National Corporation, an investment firm which was often compared to a mini-Berkshire Hathaway, from 1979 to 2013.

During his time at the helm, Leucadia purchased companies like National Beef and helped finance Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management.

In 2013, the firm merged with Jefferies and Steinberg became chairman. The combined company changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group in 2018.

Steinberg also serves as a director of Crimson Wine Group, which owns vineyards in California, Oregon and Washington.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Investments

Residence

New York, New York

Marital status

Married

Birth date

02/05/44 (age 80)

Number of children

Education

Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, New York University

Self-made

self-made