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Name

Mark Walter

Primary Residence

Chicago, Illinois

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Creighton University | Doctor of Jurisprudence, Northwestern University

Citizenship

United States

Affiliated Companies

Guggenheim Partners LLC

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

finance, Self Made

Net Worth

$3,600,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/mark-walter

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

715

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#715 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#223 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Summary

Mark Walter is CEO of investment firm Guggenheim Partners, which has some $265 billion in assets under management.Walter helped found the firm in the late 1990s after he folded his Chicago-based company, Liberty Hampshire, into the Guggenheim family office.The firm has been plagued by a reported power struggle between Walter and chief investment officer Scott Minerd.In 2017, Guggenheim made payouts of $38 million to retain 27 top employees.Walter has been an owner of the LA Dodgers since 2012, when his investment group (which includes Magic Johnson) purchased the team for $2.2 billion.

Did you know?

Walter, who earned a law degree from Northwestern University before going into finance, gave $40 million to the school in 2014.Walter and his wife, Kimbra, own a wildlife preserve in Florida that has a mix of threatened and endangered species.

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Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Walter