John Grayken
Source of wealth: Private equity
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare John Grayken's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
John Grayken could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 3.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, John Grayken could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 1.5 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
John Grayken could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 2.2 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 John Grayken could pay for it entirely for 3.0 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
John Grayken could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 12.6 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of John Grayken 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 0.3 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
John Grayken's fortune is equivalent to 51 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.
John Grayken could buy 13,685,487 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 2 trucks to transport them. Although John Grayken will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
John Grayken is the founder and owner of Lone Star Funds, a private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas, that focuses on corporate equity, real estate, credit, and other financial assets.
Since 1995, Grayken has raised 25 funds with approximately $95 billion in committed capital.
The assets Lone Star buys are managed by Hudson Advisors, a firm based in Dallas that Grayken owns with over 800 employees and more than $260 billion in cumulative assets managed.
Grayken is from a suburb south of Boston, but he renounced his U.S. citizenship for tax purposes in the 1990s and took Irish citizenship.
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