Portrait of Scot French

Rank #2240

Scot French

Net worth $1.9B

Private equity · United States

Born
Oct 01, 1970
Age
55
Source
Private equity
Residence
Bal Harbour, Florida
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Scot French is a founding partner of HPS Investment Partners, one of the world's biggest alternative credit managers with $149 billion in assets.
  • French cofounded HPS in 2007 with Scott Kapnick and Michael Patterson, who are both also billionaires.
  • HPS was sold to BlackRock in July 2025 for around $12 billion in BlackRock stock.
  • French previously managed a proprietary investment fund within Citigroup, and before that worked at Goldman Sachs and Salomon Brothers.
  • He began his career as an accountant at Price Waterhouse after graduating from the University of Illinois.

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