Hayes Barnard
Source of wealth: Fintech
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Hayes Barnard's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Hayes Barnard could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.3 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Hayes Barnard could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.6 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Hayes Barnard could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.8 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Hayes Barnard could pay for it entirely for 1.1 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Hayes Barnard could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.8 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Hayes Barnard with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.1 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Hayes Barnard's fortune is equivalent to 20 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Hayes Barnard could buy 5,244,422 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 1 trucks to transport them. Although Hayes Barnard will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Hayes Barnard is cofounder and CEO of GoodLeap, which has helped finance more than $26 billion in loans to homeowners making climate-friendly home upgrades.
GoodLeap runs a point-of-sale app that contractors use to get homeowner loans approved instantly for items like solar panels and water-saving turf.
The firm was valued at $12 billion in a 2021 funding round that raised $800 million from investors including Michael Dell.
A former Oracle exec, Barnard entered the mortgage lending business in 2003 and was an executive at SolarCity before it was bought by Tesla in 2016.
In 2014, Barnard founded nonprofit GivePower, which develops clean water and energy systems in underserved communities across the world.
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