Rank #240
Orlando Bravo
Net worth $12.8B
Private equity · United States
- Born
- Sep 23, 1970
- Age
- 55
- Source
- Private equity
- Residence
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Brown University; Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Stanford University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Wall Street's hottest dealmaker, Orlando Bravo is the first Puerto Rican-born billionaire.
- Bravo's firm Thoma Bravo, which focuses solely on software deals, ranks among the world's top buyout investors.
- In 2008, Bravo and partner Carl Thoma split with healthcare-focused partner Brian Cressey to create Thoma Bravo.
- Bravo, who moved from Puerto Rico to Florida at age 15, graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Brown University. He also holds a JD and an MBA from Stanford.
- Bravo, who filled planes with supplies after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, has committed $100 million to supporting the island's entrepreneurs.
- His grandfather Orlando Bravo, and his late father, Orlando Bravo Sr., ran Bravo Shipping, which acted as an agent for tuna-fishing ships entering port in Mayagüez.
- Bravo, who once ranked as a top 40 junior tennis player, roomed with eventual French Open winner Jim Courier at Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy.