Rank #535
Robert Ziff
Net worth $7.2B
Investments · United States
- Born
- Aug 12, 1966
- Age
- 59
- Source
- Investments
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, Cornell University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Harvard University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Like his billionaire brothers Dirk and Daniel, Robert Ziff owes his fortune to his grandfather's publishing company, Ziff Davis.
- The brothers' late father, William Jr., built up Ziff Davis, publisher of PC Magazine and Car and Driver, and sold the company for $1.4 billion in 1994.
- The brothers created Ziff Brothers Investments and grew their inheritance with hedge funds in the U.S. and in London.
- Ziff Brothers Investments ceased operations in 2014; the brothers are reportedly investing with former employees of their hedge funds.
- Robert graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and ranked first in his class at Cornell Law School.
- His older brother Dirk is married to a former Forbes Magazine reporter.