Portrait of Nicolas Berggruen

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Nicolas Berggruen

Net worth $2.9B

Real estate, investments · United States

Born
Aug 10, 1961
Age
64
Source
Real estate, investments
Residence
Beverly Hills, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Single
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, New York University

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Biography

  • The son of a wealthy art collector, Nicolas Berggruen was born in Paris and moved to the U.S. to attend New York University.
  • He first worked in real estate for Bass Brothers Enterprises before founding Berggruen Holdings in 1985 to manage his investments.
  • In 1988, he cofounded Alpha Investment Management, a fund of hedge funds operation that was sold to Safra Bank in 2004 for an undisclosed amount.
  • His Berggruen Holdings owns office buildings and apartments in Berlin, Germany and Portland, Oregon.
  • He is the founder and chairman of The Berggruen Institute, a think tank focused on developing ideas for the future of democracy and capitalism.
  • A bachelor, Berggruen has settled down in Los Angeles with his 2 children, born in 2016 through an egg donor and 2 separate surrogates.

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