James W. Breyer was born in July 1961, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; the actual date of his birth is unknown. He is a businessman, probably best recognized for being the founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, an investment company. He is also known for investing in Facebook, a social media platform. His career has been active since 1983.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Jim Breyer is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Jim counts the total size of his net worth at the impressive amount of $3 billion, accumulated through his successful involvement in the business industry.
Jim Breyer Net Worth $3 Billion
Jim Breyer spent his childhood in his hometown, raised by his father, John P. Breyer who worked as an engineer and executive at International Data Group, and his mother Eva, who worked as an executive at Honeywell. Upon matriculation, he enrolled in Stanford University, spending his junior year in Florence, Italy. He graduated with a BSc degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1983, and four years later earned his MBA degree from Harvard University where he was named a Baker Scholar.
While in college, he had part-time jobs at two companies – Apple Inc. and Hewlett-Packard, and when he graduated, Jim was hired as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Subsequently, he moved to San Francisco to become a partner at the venture capital firm Accel Partners, and by the mid-1990s he was named a managing partner, which really marked an increase to his net worth.
In 2005, Jim led the company to invest over $12 million in the start-up Facebook, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, which eventually added a considerable amount to his net worth. Beside that, he has also invested in other projects, such as Spotify, Circle Internet Financial, Clinkle, Legendary Pictures, etc.
To speak further about his career, Jim established a company called Breyer Capital, a global venture capital company, in 2006, and he continued to invest through his own company in such projects as Brightcove, Harvard’s Experiment Fund, and Marvel Entertainment, among others, increasing his net worth by a large margin.
In 2014, Jim became a part of the Wickr board of directors, and most recently was appointed to serve on the boards of The Blackstone Group, an investment company, as well as 21st Century Fox, where he is also in the position of Chairman of the Compensation Committee. His net worth is certainly still rising.
Thanks to his great success in the venture capital business, Jim made it to the Forbes Midas List of top technology investors from 2011 to 2013. He also won the 2012 Silicon Valley Forum’s Visionary Award and Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
When it comes to speak about his personal life, Jim Breyer is married to Angela Chao, a shipping executive and philanthropist. He was previously married to Susan Zaroff, an impressionist artist; the couple had three children together before divorcing in 2004. His current residence is in Woodside, California.
