Portrait of Joseph Steinberg

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Joseph Steinberg

Net worth $1.5B

Investments · United States

Born
Feb 05, 1944
Age
82
Source
Investments
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education
Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, New York University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Joseph Steinberg is the chairman of Jefferies Financial Group, a New York-based financial services firm best known for investment banking.
  • He served as president of Leucadia National Corporation, an investment firm which was often compared to a mini-Berkshire Hathaway, from 1979 to 2013.
  • During his time at the helm, Leucadia purchased companies like National Beef and helped finance Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management.
  • In 2013, the firm merged with Jefferies and Steinberg became chairman. The combined company changed its name to Jefferies Financial Group in 2018.
  • Steinberg also serves as a director of Crimson Wine Group, which owns vineyards in California, Oregon and Washington.
  • Since 2015, Joseph and wife Diane have donated over $15 million through their charitable trust to museums, colleges and community centers.

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