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Robert Bass

Net worth $6.2B

Oil, investments · United States

Born
Mar 19, 1948
Age
78
Source
Oil, investments
Residence
Fort Worth, Texas
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Master of Business Administration, Stanford University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Robert Bass and his brothers inherited $2.8 million each from their oil tycoon uncle Sid Richardson in 1959.
  • Robert has helped launch a half dozen investment shops including his Oak Hill Advisors.
  • Bass' private jet start-up Aerion collapsed in 2021 amid reported financial difficulties.
  • With his wife Anne, Bass has given at least $70 million to Duke and $55 million to Stanford.
  • Bass is lead investor in the private equity portfolio managed by Oak Hill Capital.
  • Bass sold the Plaza Hotel to Donald Trump in 1988 for $390 million.

Financial assets

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