Susan Ocampo & family
Source of wealth: Semiconductors
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Susan Ocampo & family's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Susan Ocampo & family could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.7 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Susan Ocampo & family could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.8 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Susan Ocampo & family could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 1.1 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 Susan Ocampo & family could pay for it entirely for 1.5 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Susan Ocampo & family could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 6.5 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Susan Ocampo & family 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
Susan Ocampo & family's fortune is equivalent to 26 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.
Susan Ocampo & family could buy 7,024,402 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 Susan Ocampo & family will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Susan Ocampo is a board member and the largest individual shareholder of semiconductor firm Macom Technology Solutions.
She cofounded semiconductor and components supplier Sirenza Microdevices in 1984 with her late husband, John Ocampo (d. 2023).
The couple also cofounded technology investment firm GaAs Labs in 2008. Susan is vice president, secretary and treasurer.
She owns around 15% of the shares of Macom, which John Ocampo led as chairman and took public on the Nasdaq in 2012.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
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