#164Modest
John Paulson
Paulson & Co. · Finance / Hedge Funds
Born 1955 · Age 71
Has not signed the Giving Pledge
24.4
Greed Score / 100
Modest24.4
Hedge fund manager famous for shorting subprime mortgages in 2008. Gave $400M to Harvard in 2015 — the largest gift in Harvard's history at the time. Critics noted Harvard's $36B endowment hardly needed the funds compared to underfunded public institutions.
$4.0B
Net Worth
$0.24B
Genuine Giving
$0.16B
Loophole Amount
40% of claimed
6.000%
Genuine Giving Ratio
of net worth
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Giving Record
Harvard School of Engineering (Paulson School)2015Naming Rights ⚠️
⚠ Naming rights donations provide commercial value back to the donor (brand building, prestige, advertising). The portion attributable to personal benefit is excluded. 40% classified as loophole for vanity premium.
$0.400B
$0.240B genuine
Score Breakdown
Giving Component (65%)
64.3
Quality Component (20%)
33.3
Wealth Growth Penalty (15%)
8.0
Final Greed Score24.4
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