Noam Gottesman
Source of wealth: Hedge funds
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Noam Gottesman's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Noam Gottesman could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.0 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Noam Gottesman 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
Noam Gottesman could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.7 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 Noam Gottesman could pay for it entirely for 0.9 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Noam Gottesman could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 3.8 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Noam Gottesman 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
Noam Gottesman's fortune is equivalent to 15 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.
Noam Gottesman could buy 4,083,006 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 Noam Gottesman will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Noam Gottesman cofounded hedge fund GLG Partners in 1995, which started out as a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers.
GLG went public in 2007 and was sold to Man Group for $1.6 billion in 2010. Gottesman stepped down as CEO at the time of the sale.
In 2014, Gottesman cofounded Nomad Foods, which is today Europe's largest frozen food company.
Gottesman's art collection has hundreds of works including pieces by Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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