Rakesh Gangwal
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Rakesh Gangwal is an American businessman born in 1953 and based in Florida. He has an estimated net worth of ~$5.9B. Public records show he has made political contributions and has a long history of SEC insider filings under the name “GANGWAL RAKESH.” Wikidata FEC SEC EDGAR
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists Rakesh Gangwal with a personal CIK (0001198875) and 98 insider filings, including recent Form 4 filings in 2024–2025 and a Form 3 in 2024. Form 3 is an initial statement that someone has become an insider at a public company, and Form 4 reports subsequent insider transactions like buys, sells, or grants. His filings are associated with multiple public companies in EDGAR results, including Southwest Airlines (LUV), CarMax (KMX), and Office Depot (ODP). SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The Gangwal Foundation (EIN 472218598) reported $284,482 in total assets for tax year 2023, with $0 in grants paid. It reported $15 in total revenue and $16,315 in total expenses that year. Across the foundation records provided, total grants paid were $0. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC records show 7 contributions totaling $17,600 from 1996-11-19 to 2025-11-25. The largest listed recipients include Southwest Airlines Co. Political Action Committee (SWAPAC) ($5,000), Hillary Clinton for President ($4,600), and US Airways Political Action Committee ($4,500). The party breakdown shows $4,600 to Democrats, $1,000 to Republicans, and the remainder categorized as unknown or PAC/other ($12,000 combined). FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
Top Recipients
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
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. View on Wikidata