Rank #535
Dirk Ziff
Net worth $7.2B
Investments · United States
- Born
- Apr 01, 1964
- Age
- 62
- Source
- Investments
- Residence
- North Palm Beach, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Columbia University; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Dirk Ziff and his brothers Robert and Daniel inherited a fortune from their grandfather, who cofounded publishing company Ziff Davis in 1927.
- The brothers' late father built up Ziff Davis, publisher of PC Magazine and Car and Driver, and sold the company for $1.4 billion in 1994.
- Through their Ziff Brothers Investments, which had hedge funds in the U.S. and in London, the brothers greatly expanded their inheritance.
- Ziff Brothers Investments ceased operations in 2014. In 2015, Dirk Ziff formed his own family office, Ziff Capital Partners.
- The brothers are also reportedly investing with former employees of their hedge funds.
- In 2021, the Ziffs sold their late father's estate in Manalapan, Florida for $94 million. It was originally listed in 2015 for $200 million.
- Dirk is married to a former Forbes Magazine reporter.