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Michael Novogratz

Mike-Novogratz - Top Crypto Influencers - ScreamCrypto

Age 55
Place of birth Alexandria. The U.S.
Description Financial professional Financier
Alma mater Princeton University
Known for Building a fortune on Wall Street and setting his sights on crypto

There are 118 elements on the periodic table, and only one is gold. The digital gold is Bitcoin. It is going to be the sovereign money (Not U.S. money or China money); it’s sovereign.

Biography:

Micheal Edward Novogratz was a former fund manager of the investment firm Fortress Investment Group, and he was born on November 26, 1964.  He was categorized as a billionaire in 2007 and 2008 by Forbes.

Micheal was a Partner at Goldman Sachs, where he spent a lot of time working abroad before he joined Fortress. 

Micheal became a graduate of Princeton University in 1987, where he was a standing member of the wrestling team. He also served in the army after he left college.

Micheal was raised and brought up in Alexandria, and he schooled at Hunt High school.  He received his A.B in economics.

After spending a while in the New Jersey National Guard, he started his journey at Goldman Sachs in 1989, and afterward, he joined the firm as a salesman in April 1989.

In March 2000, Micheal joined Fortress investment in taking the company public its first public offering. During the IPO, the company sold 8% shares for the public at the rate of $600 million.

He became a booster for the national wrestling team in the U.S. and an official spokesman for USA wrestling. He was also named USA Wrestling Man of the year in 2010 and won an outstanding American wrestling hall of fame in 2007. 

In September 2007, he was listed as the 317th person on Forbes 400 with a net worth of 1.5 billion dollars, and in March 2008, his net worth was about $1.2 billion.

Micheal is married to Dora Sukey, and they’re blessed with four children, and their home is in Amagansett.