Salary

Gary Gensler, a former investment banker who currently serves as the chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, earns a yearly salary of $0.278 million and a monthly salary of $76,667.

Net Worth

As of 2023, Gary Gensler’s net worth was $52 million. His versatility in each of the fields he has worked in has helped him build up his wealth. His main source of earnings comes from his career as an investment banker and politician.

Gary Gensler Bio

Gary Gensler is an American government official and former investment banker serving as the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Gensler previously served as the team leader of the Federal Reserve, Banking, and Securities Regulators agency review during the Biden-Harris transition.

Gary Gensler Parents

Gensler was one of five children born to Jewish parents Jane (née Tilles) and Sam Gensler in Baltimore, Maryland.

Gary Gensler Wife & Children

Gensler resides in Baltimore with his three daughters, Anna, Lee, and Isabel. Francesca Danieli, a photographer, and filmmaker was Gensler’s wife from 1986 until her death from breast cancer in 2006.

Gary Gensler Education Background

In 1975, Gensler received his high school diploma from Pikesville, and he was later recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus. Gensler graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in economics after three years at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. The following year, he obtained a master’s degree in business administration. The identical twin brother of Gensler also went to the University of Pennsylvania.

Gary Gensler Career Background

Gensler spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs after joining the company in 1979. At the time, Gensler was one of the youngest partners in the company at the age of 30.

After taking over management of Goldman’s media consulting initiatives, he spent the 1980s as a prominent mergers and acquisitions banker. Later, he relocated to Tokyo to work in trading and finance where he was in charge of managing the company’s fixed-income and currency trading.

Gensler oversaw a group at Goldman Sachs that provided the National Football League with advice on the $3.6 billion sale of television sports rights, at the time the most lucrative television deal in history.