✎ About David Gottesman

David Gottesman was born on April 26, 1926 in Rye, New York, United States, is Chief Executive Officer, First Manhattan Co.. David "Sandy" Gottesman's fortune mostly comes from his early investment in Berkshire Hathaway, on whose board he sits. A Harvard Business School graduate, Gottesman co-founded the investment firm First Manhattan Co., which was an early investor in Berkshire Hathaway. The firm now has over $20 billion in assets under management. Gottesman is partly funding the $200 million National Library of Israel project in Jerusalem that is slated to open in 2020.
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💰David Gottesman Net worth: $2.2 Billion (Updated at 22 June 2018)

2009 $1.35 Billion

2010 $1.5 Billion

2011 $1.4 Billion

2012 $1.7 Billion

2013 $1.9 Billion

2014 $2 Billion

2015 $1.8 Billion

2016 $1.5 Billion

2017 $1.8 Billion

2018 $2.36 Billion

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Biography/Timeline

1964

Gottesman founded the investment advisory firm First Manhattan Co. in 1964. He began a friendship with Warren Buffett in 1962. He was an early investor in Berkshire Hathaway and today owns 16,100 shares (class A), worth $3.5 billion in 2015. He joined the Berkshire Hathaway board of Directors in 2003. In 2008, Gottesman donated $25 million to the Yeshiva University Medical School. This gift was used to form the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, which operates as a stem cell research center.

✎ About David Gottesman

David Gottesman Net Worth