Michael Steinhardt

$1.34B
as of 10/04/24

About Michael Steinhardt

A pioneer of the modern hedge fund, Michael Steinhardt closed his fund in 1995 after making a fortune in the 1990s from stellar returns.

He came out of retirement a decade later to help run WisdomTree Investments, where he is still a leading shareholder.

He retired as chairman of the board in October 2019.

WisdomTree is a publicly traded asset manager that focuses on ETF investing.

Steinhardt cofounded Birthright Israel, a foundation that provides funding for young Jewish Americans to take heritage trips to Israel.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Hedge funds

Residence

Mount Kisco, New York

Marital status

Married

Birth date

12/07/40 (age 83)

Education

University of Pennsylvania

Self-made

self-made

Michael Steinhardt’s fortune is worth

22K

troy ounces of gold

21K

median U.S. household

13K

median U.S. income

0.027%

U.S. credit card volume

0.005%

GDP of the United States

0.004%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

He maintains a zoo at his 57-acre Bedford, N.Y. estate -- complete with 90-year-old land tortoises, rare zonkies, camels and "oodles and oodles of berries."

Net worth over time

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Financial assets

NYSE | WT-US

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

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