W. R. Berkley

[citation needed] With a net worth of $4.4 billion he ranked 326th on the 2023 edition of the Forbes 400.

[1] Berkley grew up in North Jersey, the middle child of three boys.

He started investing in the stock market at age 12 with money he made from lawn mowing.

[2] Berkley graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business with an undergraduate degree in 1966.

[5] Berkley has served as chairman of board at New York University, his alma mater, since 2014.