Noam Gottesman (born May 1961) is a New York City-based, British-American businessman, former hedge fund manager, and co-founder of

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. He later entered the restaurant industry, investing in establishments including Eleven Madison Park in New York City. He is also the CEO of TOMS Capital. Gottesman has

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in the US and UK, and was listed on the 2020 ''

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'' list of richest people in the United States, with a net worth of $2.4 billion.

Early life and education

Gottesman was born in May 1961, to a Jewish family, the son of

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president Dov Gottesman. He received a BA from

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in 1986.

Career

Gottesman worked at the

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London office and became its executive director while managing global equity portfolios for their private client group. He left Goldman Sachs in 1995 with Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green to co-found

. The company went on to manage $24.6 billion and become a publicly traded entity on the

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(November 2007) and had up to $24.6 billion in assets under management. Gottesman and his partners sold the company to the

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in October 2010 for $1.6 billion.Forbes: The World's Billionaires - Noam Gottesman
29 January 2018 Gottesman continued to serve as GLG's co-CEO until January 2012, when he became the non-executive chairman for GLG's business in the US. Gottesman is the CEO of the investment company TOMS Capital.

Philanthropy

He is a trustee at his alma mater

and as board member at the Tate Gallery Foundation. Gottesman is on the Chairman's Council of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the international council of the Museum of Modern Art. He has sat on the board of trustees of

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of since 2017 Other activities include ownership of the restaurants Eleven Madison Park, which has been voted the number 1 restaurant in the world by

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magazine publication, and Shuko, which ''

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'' voted the "Best Sushi in New York". He also owns Nomad, and the eponymous investment vehicle also named "Nomad" that he cofounded, which purchased Iglo Group, purveyor of Birds Eye Frozen Products.

Personal life

Gottesman married Geraldine Gottesman and had four children. They later divorced. Gottesman comes from a family of art collectors, and is among the 200 most notable collectors according to

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. He owns pieces by

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and

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and

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. In 2014, he was dating the actress

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. In 2015, Gottesman married Bianca Dueñas, director of sales for fashion designer

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. In July 2019, Gottesman was accused of illegally carving out a personal driveway in front of his

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townhouse. The accusations were first reported on the front page of the ''

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''.

References

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