Gerry Cardinale

Gerry Cardinale (#2289)

Global Rank #2289

Country Rank #743

Country United States

I wasn't one of these Wharton kids who knew I wanted to go to Wall Street from day one.

$ 2 B
Private equity
United States
M
59 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,289

Country Rank #743

Net Worth $1.8B

Previous Worth $1.8B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Private equity

Age 59 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Palm Beach, Florida

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Private equity

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 59

Source Of Wealth Private equity, Self Made

Residence Palm Beach, Florida

Citizenship United States

Education Master of Philosophy, Oxford Univeristy; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Harvard

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.8B

Current Net Worth $1.8B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Gerry Cardinale is the founder, CEO and owner of RedBird Capital Partners, a private equity firm with $12 billion in assets. RedBird targets investments in entertainment, sports and financial services. It invested $1.8 billion in Skydance Media's $8 billion purchase of Paramount. Cardinale spent nearly two decades at Goldman Sachs, working in Hong Kong, Singapore and New York. He was made a partner in 2004. At Goldman, Cardinale helped Yankees owner George Steinbrenner launch the YES regional sports network in 2001 and Legends Hospitality with Jerry Jones in 2008. Cardinale founded RedBird in 2014. The firm has backed ventures of Ben Affleck, LeBron James, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and bought A.C. Milan in 2022.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Gerry Cardinale.

#2274

Billionaires (2026)

Insights

Did You Know?

Cardinale rowed heavyweight crew at Harvard as an undergrad and at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, where he rowed in the 1990 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Gerry Cardinale's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.