Leon G. Cooperman
Founder, Omega Advisors, Inc.
$3.61B
as of 05/21/25
About Leon G. Cooperman
A Wall Street legend, Leon Cooperman built up Goldman Sachs' asset management division, GSAM, in his quarter century with the investment bank.
Cooperman founded Omega Advisors in 1991, a hedge fund known for strong performance; he shut down the fund at the end of 2018.
In 2017, Cooperman settled SEC insider trading charges by paying $4.9 million, but neither admitted nor denied the accusations.
In 2019 and 2020, Cooperman began shifting more of his assets into his charitable foundation. He plans to give his fortune away.
The son of a plumber from the Bronx, Cooperman went to public schools, Hunter College and then got an MBA from Columbia University.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Hedge fundsResidence
Boca Raton, FloridaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
04/25/43 (age 82)Number of children
2Education
Master of Business Administration, Columbia Business School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Hunter CollegeSelf-made
self-madeLeon G. Cooperman’s fortune is worth
60K
troy ounces of gold
56K
median U.S. household
36K
median U.S. income
0.072%
U.S. credit card volume
0.014%
GDP of the United States
0.011%
United States debt
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A dedicated philanthropist, Cooperman has signed the Giving Pledge. He set up a college scholars fund and is a donor to Hunter College and Columbia Business School.
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