Robert Friedland
Profile Summary
Robert Friedland is a U.S.-based energy-sector billionaire born in 1950, with an estimated net worth of ~$3.3B RTB. SEC records show he is linked to Ivanhoe Electric Inc., Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp., and Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., and he has 48 total SEC filings tied to his name, including 46 insider filings SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
His SEC profile is associated with Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (ticker IE), Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp., and Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. SEC EDGAR. The filing history includes many Form 4 reports, which are SEC insider-trading filings used to disclose changes in a company insider’s ownership of securities, plus one SC 13G filing, which is a beneficial ownership report SEC EDGAR. The recent filing list shows repeated insider activity in 2024, 2025, and 2026 SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three foundations tied to the Friedland name reported combined grants paid of $815,166 in 2023 and combined assets of $3,906,618 ProPublica 990. The Friedland Family Foundation reported $290,550 in grants paid on $2,202,948 in assets, Friedland Foundation Inc reported $10,366 in grants paid on $226,540 in assets, and Lawrence Friedland Foundation Inc reported $514,250 in grants paid on $1,477,130 in assets ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show $12,116.32 in contributions from 2022-10-27 to 2025-10-28 across 100 contributions FEC. The largest recipients were Cassidy Leadership Fund and Bill Cassidy for US Senate at $3,500 each, followed by ActBlue at $1,798.32, Maggie for Congress at $1,170, and Harris for President at $700 FEC. By party, $3,500 went to Republicans, $2,433 to Democrats, and $6,183.32 to PACs or other recipients FEC.
In the News
A Northern Miner article dated 2026-04-23 reported that Friedland said expansion at the Platreef project was on track NewsAPI.
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Associated Companies
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Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.