David Gottesman
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David Sanford "Sandy" Gottesman (born April 26, 1926) is a businessman appearing as #336 on Forbes' 2007 list of billionaires.
He founded the investment
advisory firm First Manhattan in 1964.
He began a friendship with Warren Buffett
in 1962. He was an early investor in Berkshire Hathaway
and today owns 19,000 shares, worth $2 billion in 2007. He joined the Berkshire Hathaway board of directors
in 2003.
with his wife, Ruth, to whom he has been married for over sixty years. Together, they have three children and seven grandchildren. He is an avid swimmer. Since the New York Giants
Super Bowl XLII
victory over the New England Patriots
in 2007 he has become an avid fantasy football player. He has won his personal league two out of three years.
He is the son of Benjamin Gottesman and Esther Garfunkel. He is a nephew of Samuel Gottesman
.
He founded the investment
Investment
Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...
advisory firm First Manhattan in 1964.
He began a friendship with Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is...
in 1962. He was an early investor in Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. The company averaged an annual growth in book value of 20.3% to its shareholders for the last 44 years,...
and today owns 19,000 shares, worth $2 billion in 2007. He joined the Berkshire Hathaway board of directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
in 2003.
Personal life
He lives in Rye, New YorkRye (city), New York
Rye is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is separate from the town of Rye, which is larger than the city. Rye city, formerly the village of Rye, was part of the town until 1942, when it received its charter as a city, the most recent to be issued in New York...
with his wife, Ruth, to whom he has been married for over sixty years. Together, they have three children and seven grandchildren. He is an avid swimmer. Since the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII was an American football game on February 3, 2008 that featured the National Football Conference champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League champion for the 2007 season...
victory over the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
in 2007 he has become an avid fantasy football player. He has won his personal league two out of three years.
He is the son of Benjamin Gottesman and Esther Garfunkel. He is a nephew of Samuel Gottesman
Samuel Gottesman
David Samuel Gottesman , was a Hungarian-born, American pulp-paper merchant, financier and philanthropist. He was generally known as Samuel Gottesman or D. Samuel Gottesman.-Pulp-paper:...
.