Michael Novogratz

$2.5B

as of 10/04/24

About Michael Novogratz

Mike Novogratz is the founder, CEO and majority shareholder of Galaxy Digital Holdings, a crypto investment firm that trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

He began his career at Goldman Sachs in 1989, where he spent a decade and became a partner while the firm was still privately held.

Novogratz went on to work at private equity firm Fortress Investment Group, becoming its president.

He first bought bitcoin in 2013, and has since invested in a range of startups and tokens within the cryptocurrency industry.

His most notorious failure was betting big on Luna, a token tied to stablecoin TerraUSD, which blew up in 2022. Novogratz had tattooed its logo on his arm.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Investments, cryptocurrency

Residence

New York, New York

Marital status

Married

Birth date

11/26/64 (age 59)

Number of children

Education

Associate in Arts/Science, Princeton University

Self-made

self-made