Urs Wietlisbach
Source of wealth: Private equity
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Urs Wietlisbach's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Urs Wietlisbach could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 1.4 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Urs Wietlisbach could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 0.6 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Urs Wietlisbach could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 0.9 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 Urs Wietlisbach could pay for it entirely for 1.3 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Urs Wietlisbach could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 5.3 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Urs Wietlisbach 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
Urs Wietlisbach's fortune is equivalent to 22 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.
Urs Wietlisbach could buy 5,765,405 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 Urs Wietlisbach will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Urs Wietlisbach is the cofounder of Partners Group, a Swiss private equity firm that has more than $131 billion in assets under management.
Wietlisbach started Partners Group in 1996 with Marcel Erni and Alfred Gantner, both of whom he met while working at Goldman Sach's Zurich office.
The trio took their firm public a decade later; Wietlisbach currently owns roughly 5% of the company's stock.
Wietlisbach is a member of the board of trustees of Blue Earth Foundation, which focuses on impact investing globally.
He is also a member of the board of directors of Entrepreneur Partners AG, a Swiss asset manager.
Financial Assets
Monthly wealth history
Fortune comparison
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