Herriot Tabuteau
Source of wealth: Healthcare
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Herriot Tabuteau's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Herriot Tabuteau could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Herriot Tabuteau could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.4 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Herriot Tabuteau could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.6 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 Herriot Tabuteau could pay for it entirely for 0.8 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Herriot Tabuteau could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.4 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Herriot Tabuteau 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
Herriot Tabuteau's fortune is equivalent to 14 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 $549.34.
Herriot Tabuteau could buy 3,695,101 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 Herriot Tabuteau will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Herriot Tabuteau founded Axsome Therapeutics in 2012 with the goal of developing life-changing treatments for the millions of patients living with brain disorders.
Tabuteau owns 15% of Axsome, which he took public in 2015.
Prior to founding the company, Tabuteau worked in healthcare finance, including as a partner at hedge fund Healthco/S.A.C. Capital.
He is the inventor on more than 200 patents, including potential new medicines for depression, behavior disturbances in Alzheimer's disease and narcolepsy.
Axsome's drug Symbravo (meloxicam and rizatriptan) received FDA approval in January 2025 for the acute treatment of migraines with or without auras.
Its drug AXS-05 for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease agitation received a Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA in 2020. It now plans to submit a supplemental new drug application for it.
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