No. 241United States
Henry Kravis
Private equity · New York, New York
Net worth
$13.0B
Today
+$3M+0.02%Past month
+$709M+5.76%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Henry Kravis cofounded KKR with his cousin, George Roberts, and Jerome Kohlberg (d. 2015) in 1976. Kravis and Roberts gave up their co-CEO titles in 2021; both now serve as executive co-chairs. Kohlberg left the firm in 1987. The duo took KKR public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010 and converted it into a corporation in 2018. KKR has some more than 250 portfolio companies and more than $650 billion in assets under management, making it one of the five largest private equity firms. Kravis donated $100 million to Columbia University Business School in 2010 and another $25 million in 2015.
Net worth over time
+5.76%+$709M over the past month
$13B$12B$12B
Oct 12Nov 11
Principal holdings
2 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
KKR & Co. NYSE: KKR | Finance & Investments | 58.5% | $7.6B |
Private and other holdings | Finance & Investments | 41.5% | $5.4B |
Also known for
- His economist wife, Marie-Josée Kravis, is president of the board of trustees at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
- In 1989, KKR orchestrated the $25 billion buyout of RJR Nabisco; the deal became the basis of the bestselling book "Barbarians at the Gate."