Clifford Asness

Clifford Asness (#656)

Global Rank #656

Country Rank #249

Country United States

Clifford Asness is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 6 B
Money management
United States
M
59 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #656

Country Rank #249

Net Worth $6.3B

Previous Worth $6.3B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Money management

Age 59 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Greenwich, Connecticut

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Money management

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 59

Source Of Wealth Money management, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 2

Residence Greenwich, Connecticut

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 4

Education Doctorate, University of Chicago; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School; Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago

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

Previous Net Worth $6.3B

Current Net Worth $6.3B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Cliff Asness is the cofounder of AQR Capital Management, a money management firm that held $187 billion of assets under management as of March 2026. AQR stands for Applied Quantitative Research. It focuses on factor-based investing, offering products ranging from hedge funds to mutual funds. A finance Ph.D, Asness is an active researcher and worked in quantitative research for Goldman Sachs before starting AQR in 1998.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Clifford Asness.

#664

Billionaires (2026)

#306

Forbes 400 (2019)

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Did You Know?

Asness backed lawmakers who supported New York's marriage equality initiative and is a board member of the International Rescue Committee.

Asness was a teaching assistant at the University of Chicago for Nobel laureate Eugene Fama, whose efficient market hypothesis popularized passive investing.

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Current Net Worth: $6.3B (May 4, 2026)