Jonathan Nelson
Source of wealth: Private equity
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Jonathan Nelson's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Jonathan Nelson could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.6 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Jonathan Nelson could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.7 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Jonathan Nelson could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.0 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 Jonathan Nelson could pay for it entirely for 1.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Jonathan Nelson could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Jonathan Nelson 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
Jonathan Nelson's fortune is equivalent to 24 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.
Jonathan Nelson could buy 6,516,071 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 Jonathan Nelson will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Jonathan Nelson is the executive chairman of Providence Equity Partners, the private equity firm he founded in 1989.
Providence has invested in more than 180 companies, many in the media, communications, education and information industries.
The firm sold scuba-diving certification company PADI in 2017 for over $700 million, three times its initial investment.
In 2021, Providence sextupled its 2007 investment of $300 million in video game developer ZeniMax Media, which Microsoft acquired for $7.5 billion.
Nelson serves as a trustee of Rockefeller University and on the board of the Institute for Advanced Study.
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