Portrait of Edouard Carmignac

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Edouard Carmignac

Net worth $1.2B

Asset management · France

Born
Sep 04, 1947
Age
78
Source
Asset management
Residence
Paris
Citizenship
France
Marital status
Married
Children
5
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Edouard Carmignac founded Carmignac Gestion, one of Europe's largest asset managers, in 1989.
  • Carmignac owns 79% of the company, which now has about $40 billion in assets under management; employees and executives own the rest.
  • His daughter Maxime works at the company and is the heir apparent. His son directs Foundation Carmignac and another daughter, Lucrece, is an actress.
  • In 2019, Carmignac stepped back from managing Carmignac Patrimoine, which he had run since 1989. He is chairman and chief investment officer.
  • The Foundation Carmignac opened an exhibition space in 2018 to show nearly 300 art works on Porquerolles, an island off the South of France.
  • Edouard Carmignac wanted to be a rock star but settled for finance after receiving a BA in economics from the University of Paris and an MBA from Columbia.
  • Carmignac is a keen polo player. His team reached the semi final of the prestigious Deauville Gold Cup in 2017.