Ron Baron

$6.51B

$7.5M (0.1%)

as of 04/02/25

About Ron Baron

Ron Baron is the CEO of Baron Funds, a money management firm he founded in 1982; it manages about $45 billion.

The buy-and-hold investor's flagship fund, Baron Growth, has an annual turnover of just 3% and, in October 2023, net assets of about $8 billion.

Baron owns one of the biggest estates in the Hamptons, which he assembled from 2001 to 2009 at a total cost of $152 million. It's worth much more now.

The son of an engineer (dad) and purchasing agent (mom) for the federal government, Baron wanted to be a doctor but didn't get into medical school.

Baron became a securities analyst in 1970 and named his dog Big Mac after one of his first successful stock recommendations.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Money management

Residence

New York, New York

Marital status

Married

Birth date

05/23/43 (age 81)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Bucknell University

Self-made

self-made

Ron Baron’s fortune is worth

109K

troy ounces of gold

100K

median U.S. household

65K

median U.S. income

0.13%

U.S. credit card volume

0.026%

GDP of the United States

0.019%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

To help pay for college, Baron worked as a cabana boy, lifeguard, water-ski instructor and ice cream truck driver.