David Gottesman
| David Gottesman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 26, 1926[1] New York City, New York |
| Residence | Rye, New York |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | Trinity College, Harvard University |
| Occupation | Businessman, Investor |
| Known for | Early investor in Berkshire Hathaway |
| Net worth |
 US $ 1.76 billion (March 2015)[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Levy |
| Children | Robert, William, Alice |
David Sanford "Sandy" Gottesman (born April 26, 1926)[3][4] is an American businessman and billionaire.
Early life
He was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Esther Garfunkel and Benjamin Gottesman.[5][6] He has two siblings, Milton and Alice.[5] He is a nephew of American pulp-paper merchant, financier and philanthropist Samuel Gottesman.
Career
Gottesman founded the investment advisory firm First Manhattan in 1964.[4][7] He began a friendship with Warren Buffett in 1962.[4] He was an early investor in Berkshire Hathaway and today owns 16,100 shares, worth $3.5 billion in 2015.[4] He joined the Berkshire Hathaway board of directors in 2003.[4] In 2008, Gottesman donated $25 million to the Yeshiva University Medical School.[2] 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.[8]
Personal life
Gottesman lives in Rye, New York with his wife, Ruth, to whom he has been married for over sixty years. Ruth has a master's degree in Developmental Education and a Ed.D. in Human Cognition and Learning in the area of Educational Psychology both from Teachers College at Columbia University.[9][10] Together, they have three children and seven grandchildren. He is an avid swimmer.[11]
References
- ↑ "The World's Billionaires (2010): #655 David Gottesman". Forbes. March 3, 2010.
Net worth: $1.5 billion
- 1 2 Forbes: The World's Billionaires - David Gottesman March 2015
- ↑
- 1 2 3 4 5 "BRK.A on CNBC". CNBC. October 18, 2013.
Net worth: $3.0 billion
- 1 2 New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths GOTTESMAN, ESTHER" October 05, 1997
- ↑ Forbes Israel: Jewish Billionaires - Profile of David Gottesman April 14, 2013 (in Hebrew)
- ↑ First Manhattan Co., Business Week
- ↑ "About the Institute | Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine", Einstein.yu.edu Retrieved on December 16, 2014.
- ↑ Albert Einstein College of Medicine Faculty Profile
- ↑ Inside Philanthropy Magazine: "The Gottesmans: A Billionaire Family That Supports Jewish Organizations" by AuthorAde Adeniji April 19, 2016
- ↑ My Rye: Rye People: David Gottesman
