Maky Zanganeh
Source of wealth: Biotech
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Maky Zanganeh's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Maky Zanganeh could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 0.5 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Maky Zanganeh could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.2 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Maky Zanganeh could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.3 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 Maky Zanganeh could pay for it entirely for 0.4 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Maky Zanganeh could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.7 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Maky Zanganeh 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 0.0 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Maky Zanganeh's fortune is equivalent to 7 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.
Maky Zanganeh could buy 1,884,082 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 0 trucks to transport them. Although Maky Zanganeh will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Maky Zanganeh is co-CEO of Summit Therapeutics, a biotech firm with a promising drug candidate to treat lung cancer. She owns just under 5% of the company's stock.
Zanganeh, an immigrant from Iran, previously served as chief operating officer of drug firm Pharmacyclics, which was acquired by AbbVie for $21 million in 2015.
Zanganeh first came to the U.S. to work for robotic surgery firm Computer Motion in 2002 after running the company's European operations.
Zanganeh runs Summit Therapeutics as co-CEO with Robert (Bob) Duggan, who became a billionaire after investing in and running Pharmacyclics. She and Duggan married in 2024.
She trained as a dentist at university in Strasbourg, France and then obtained an MBA while first working at Computer Motion.
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