Brian Acton
Profile Summary
RTB estimates Brian Acton’s net worth at approximately $3.6 billion. RTB
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR identifies Brian L. Acton as associated with GrafTech International Ltd. and shows 22 insider filings. SEC EDGAR The recent filings listed are Form 4 reports from January 2021 through April 2023; Form 4 is the SEC filing corporate insiders use to report transactions in their company’s securities. SEC EDGAR
Political Activity
FEC filings show 13 contributions totaling $10,333.70 between April 2007 and November 2024. FEC Of that total, $8,958.70 went to recipients with an unknown party designation, $875 to Republican recipients, and $500 to Democratic recipients. FEC The largest named recipients were Oxbow Carbon & Minerals Holdings Inc Political Action Committee ($5,000) and Oxbow Carbon & Minerals Holdings, Inc. Political Action Committee ($2,500). FEC
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In the News
timesofindia.indiatimes.com reported that Facebook rejected Acton’s job application in 2009 and later acquired WhatsApp in a transaction described as $19 billion. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
By Party
Every party on file is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $10,333.70.
Top Recipients
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Giving score
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