Laurene Powell Jobs
Source of wealth: Apple, Disney
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Laurene Powell Jobs's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Laurene Powell Jobs could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 6.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Laurene Powell Jobs could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 2.9 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Laurene Powell Jobs could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.4 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 Laurene Powell Jobs could pay for it entirely for 5.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Laurene Powell Jobs could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 25.0 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Laurene Powell Jobs 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 0.6 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Laurene Powell Jobs's fortune is equivalent to 102 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.
Laurene Powell Jobs could buy 27,114,420 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 5 trucks to transport them. Although Laurene Powell Jobs will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Laurene Powell Jobs is the founder and president of Emerson Collective, an impact investing, philanthropy and advocacy firm focused on environmental justice, health, immigration and education.
Powell Jobs inherited her fortune--mostly shares of Walt Disney and Apple--from her late husband, Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011.
Powell Jobs purchased part of The Atlantic in 2017 and has invested in other media outlets and nonprofit newsrooms, including ProPublica.
She owns a minority stake in Monumental Sports, parent of the Wizards (NBA), Capitals (NHL), and Mystics (WNBA) and in 2022 invested in the WNBA's first-ever capital raise.
In 2021 she launched the Waverley Street Foundation and committed to donate $3 billion over a decade to organizations addressing climate change.
Financial Assets
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