Thomas Kaplan Net Worth: $1 Billion
Thomas Kaplan, an American entrepreneur and investor, has a net worth of $1 billion dollars. He is the Chairman and CEO of The Electrum Group LLC, a New York City-based investment, advisory and asset management firm with a principal focus on the natural resources sector. Kaplan started his career as a consultant to hedge funds specializing in strategic forecasting in financial markets. In 2003, he set up Apex Silver Mines Ltd that focused on fundamentals of metals. He financed one of the largest mining of silver and zinc in the world, the San Cristobal deposit located in Bolivia. In 2004 he retired from the company, leaving it with a value of more than $1 billion. Kaplan also co-founded Leor Exploration & Production LLC that was mainly focused on hydrocarbon exploration in the States. He sold his assets in the company for $2.55 billion. Kaplan has served on many boards in different capacities, including NovaGold Resources Inc., Electrum Ltd, Golden Minerals Company, NovaCopper Inc., and TechnoServe. He is also the executive chairman of a charity organization, Panthera Corporation, and has set up the Orianne Society to support wildlife conservation. Kaplan is married to Dafna Recanati, with whom he has three children.
