Wesley Edens
$2.69B
as of 10/04/24
About Wesley Edens
Wes Edens cofounded asset manager Fortress Investment Group in 1998. He remains its chairman.
A former BlackRock partner, Edens first became a billionaire alongside his four cofounders when Fortress went public in 2007.
Fortress was acquired by SoftBank in 2017 for $3.3 billion. Edens walked away with about $500 million pretax.
He is a co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, Premier League soccer team Aston Villa and Portugal's Vitoria Club Sport soccer club.
His Brightline railway, the only private passenger line in the U.S., operates high-speed trains from Orlando to Miami.
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United States of AmericaSource of wealth
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New York, New YorkMarital status
MarriedBirth date
10/31/61 (age 62)Number of children
4Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Oregon State UniversitySelf-made
self-madeWesley Edens’s fortune is worth
45K
troy ounces of gold
41K
median U.S. household
27K
median U.S. income
0.054%
U.S. credit card volume
0.011%
GDP of the United States
0.008%
United States debt
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Edens began construction on Brightline West, his second railway, in 2024. The $12 billion project line will be the first true high-speed train in the U.S.
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