Mario Gabelli
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Mario Gabelli

United States 84 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Money management
Residence
Greenwich, Connecticut
Education
Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration)
Fordham University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
4

Assets

  • Associated Capital Group Inc
    13,970,000 shares @ -
    -
    ACGP-US
  • GAMCO Investors Inc. (Cl A)
    14,299,000 shares @ -
    -
    GAMI-US
  • M-tron Industries
    189,704 shares @ -
    -
    MPTI-US
  • Teton Advisors
    229,000 shares @ -
    -
    TETAA-US
  • The LGL Group, Inc.
    1,117,600 shares @ -
    -
    LGL-US

Biography

Mario Gabelli runs Gamco, a mutual fund and investment firm he founded in 1977.

Gabelli's reputation for stock-picking took off in the 1980s, when he found success betting on the media and telecom sectors.

A first-generation college student, Gabelli graduated from Fordham University's business school, now named for him, in 1965.

He is a big donor to higher education and a signatory of the Giving Pledge.

He also serves as executive chairman of Associated Capital Group, an investment management business that spun off from Gamco in 2015.

About

A life-long contrarian, even as a schoolboy Gabelli refused to hide with classmates during air raid drills.

Around age five, Gabelli set up a shoe-shine box at a Bronx subway station to make money. He bought his first stocks at 13 years old.