Scott Kapnick

Scott Kapnick is a U.S.-based finance executive (born 1959) associated with multiple SEC-registered entities and investment firms, and he is listed in Florida. He has an estimated net worth of ~$4.5B. His name appears in SEC ownership filings, including insider reports and beneficial ownership schedules. RTB SEC EDGAR

Business & SEC Activity

Kapnick has 13 SEC filings tied to his personal CIK, including 11 insider filings. Recent filings include Form 3 and Form 4 (used by corporate insiders to report initial ownership and subsequent changes in company stock) and Schedule 13D/13G filings (used to disclose large beneficial ownership stakes), with recent activity dated 2024-04-24 (SC 13D and Form 3) and 2025-05-05 (Form 4). The SEC entity results connect him to Mediaco Holding Inc. (MDIA) and to firms including HPS Investment Partners, HPS Group GP, BlackRock Portfolio Management LLC, and SLF LBI Aggregator, LLC. SEC EDGAR

Philanthropy

Two foundations associated with the Kapnick name reported combined assets of $51,106,896 for tax year 2023. Kapnick Foundation Tr (NY) reported $49,329,733 in assets, $10,534,933 in revenue, $7,056,302 in expenses, and $0 in grants paid; the Douglas And Mary Kapnick Family Foundation (MI) reported $1,777,163 in assets, $102,416 in revenue, $92,220 in expenses, and $0 in grants paid. Across both filings, total grants paid were reported as $0 in 2023. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

From 1995-02-23 to 2025-08-06, Kapnick made 67 recorded federal contributions totaling $395,550. The party breakdown shows $160,500 to Republican recipients, $18,300 to Democratic recipients, $2,700 to DFL recipients, and $214,050 to PACs/other. Top recipients by amount include Right to Rise USA ($100,000), the National Republican Senatorial Committee ($52,200), Romney Victory Inc ($33,300), Fiscal Conservative Majority Fund ($32,400), and the Republican National Committee ($30,800). FEC

In the News

Recent coverage includes multiple Bloomberg Business items in late February and early March 2026 referencing “BlackRock’s Kapnick” in the context of private credit and credit-market conditions, including a March 4, 2026 headline stating he said big firms could gain from credit turmoil. Related headlines also discuss retail private-credit products and broader scrutiny of private-market investments. NewsAPI