Thomas Kaplan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Thomas Kaplan
Date Of Birth	Sep 14, 1962(1962-09-14)
Age	62
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Thomas Kaplan Biography

Thomas Kaplan is one of the most popular and richest Businessman who was born on September 14, 1962 in New York, United States.

Paulus Lesire, Portrait of Willem Craeyvanger, 1651

Johannes Vermeer, A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, 1670-1672

Smell by Rembrandt van Rijn (±1624), oil on panel

As of December 11, 2023, Thomas has a net worth approximately US $1.0 billion (July 2018).

Thomas Kaplan Net Worth

Net Worth: As of July 2018, Thomas Scott Kaplan’s net worth was estimated to be $1.0 billion. His vast financial estate is spanned across various assets and investment ventures. Involved predominantly within the natural resources sector, Kaplan’s wealth is primarily accumulated through his investments and control of mining companies, such as African Platinum Plc and Apex Silver Mines. These companies deal with precious minerals and metals, a lucrative enterprise that has significantly bolstered his financial growth. Comparatively, the Forbes lists of world billionaires often consist of individuals whose wealth lies within the technology or manufacturing sectors. Nonetheless, Kaplan’s approach of investing in natural resources has proven to be a successful financial strategy.

Career and Financial Growth: Kaplan’s career commenced when he started as an analyst covering Israeli companies. Eventually, his business acumen translated to a partnership with Israeli investor Avi Tiomkin. However, it was Kaplan’s entrepreneurial ventures that paid off the most. His venture into the natural resources industry, with investments in Apex Silver Mines and African Platinum Plc, resulted in massive financial gains. Moreover, his creation of Leor Exploration & Production LLC resulted in it becoming one of the fastest- growing privately held hydrocarbon exploration and production company in the United States, selling for a remarkable $2.55 billion.

Source of net worth: The bulk of Kaplan’s wealth stems from his business acumen in the commodity sector. By focusing on natural resource investment, Kaplan has managed to grow his wealth tremendously. His successful mining investments, along with his insightful approach to jurisdictional risks (known as the “Kaplan Doctrine”) have been instrumental in securing his financial status. Kaplan’s steady investments in gold since 2000, through Electrum Group, his asset management firm, continue to sustain his wealth.

Personal Projects and Ventures: Alongside his primarily professional endeavors, Kaplan is a passionate art collector and wildlife conservation advocate. His passion for Rembrandt’s works led to the establishment of The Leiden Collection, one of the largest private collections of Dutch art in the world. Kaplan also co-founded Panthera, a field conservation group dedicated to protecting big cats and their ecosystems.

Philanthropy: Kaplan has utilized his vast wealth towards various philanthropic efforts. He is the chairman of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH), displaying his dedication to safeguarding cultural property. Kaplan, alongside his wife, has also established the Recanati-Kaplan Program for Excellence in the Arts and funded scholarships based on artistic merit for children and teens at the 92nd Street Y’s School of the Arts.

Recent Developments: In recent years, Kaplan’s focus has been on expanding the Electrum Group, increasing its exploration and mining of gold resources. With a significant rise in gold prices due to economic instability, it is likely that Kaplan’s net worth could further expand. Moreover, Kaplan’s recent launch of the Indian Ocean Tortoise Alliance, a conservation initiative, presents a new venture that may influence his future net worth trends and philanthropic contributions.

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Who is Thomas Kaplan Dating?

According to our records, Thomas Kaplan married to Dafna Recanati. As of January 13, 2024, Thomas Kaplan’s is not dating anyone.

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Kaplan first began investing heavily in gold in 2000. Since the sales of African Platinum and Leor in 2007, Kaplan has focused on the Electrum Group. Its exploration arm, Electrum Ltd., which he co-founded with Dr. Larry Buchanan, owns a diversified international portfolio of gold exploration assets. Its other entities hold significant interests in several publicly traded companies, including NovaGold Resources Inc. and Gabriel Resources Ltd., two companies that own several of the largest proven gold resources in the world. Among its private interests, the Electrum Group is the controlling shareholder of Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Corporation, which owns the Sunshine Mine in Idaho, the most prolific silver mine in US history, as well as the Los Gatos silver-zinc deposit in Mexico, which it is developing in partnership with Dowa of Japan.

Facts & Trivia

Thomas Ranked on the list of most popular Businessman. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Thomas Kaplan celebrates birthday on September 14 of every year.

Also in 2003, Kaplan founded Leor Exploration & Production LLC, which became the fastest-growing privately held hydrocarbon exploration and production company in the United States. In 2007, Leor’s natural gas assets were sold to EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. for $2.55 billion.

How did Thomas Kaplan get rich?

2017 Billionaires Net Worth In 1993, he founded Apex Silver Mines to cash in on the metal’s rising prices and left the company in 2004. He founded Leor Exploration & Production in 2003 and sold the company’s natural gas field for $2.55 billion in 2007, investing the proceeds in gold and silver.

Who is Thomas Kaplan?

Thomas Scott Kaplan (born September 14, 1962) is an American billionaire businessman, investor, philanthropist and art collector. Kaplan is the world’s largest private collector of Rembrandt’s works.

How many Rembrandts are privately owned?

Altogether there are around 35 in private hands. My closest competitor belonged to the French branch of the Rothschild family. But it 2016 he sold two portraits jointly to the Louvre and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Where is the Leiden collection?

Founded by Thomas S. Kaplan and Daphne Recanati Kaplan, The Leiden Collection is among the largest and most important collections of seventeenth-century Dutch art in private hands.

Who owns a Rembrandt?

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