Michael Rees
Profile Summary
Michael Rees is a Connecticut-based finance executive born in 1975 with an estimated net worth of ~$1.2B RTB. SEC records connect him to Blue Owl Capital Inc., an investment advice firm, and show a large volume of filings tied to the company, including insider-related forms SEC EDGAR.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC data links Rees to Blue Owl Capital Inc. (ticker: OWL), which is classified under investment advice SEC EDGAR. The filing record includes 624 total filings and 377 insider filings, with recent forms 4 and 144; Form 4 reports insider transactions, while Form 144 is a notice of proposed sale of restricted or control securities SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Three foundations associated with Rees reported a combined $61,820,333 in grants paid and $667,428,611 in total assets for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The largest was the Rees Jones Foundation, which reported $55,549,077 in grants paid and $662,485,185 in assets; the Jessie Rees Foundation and Blandford Rees Foundation reported smaller grant totals ProPublica 990.
Political Activity
FEC records show 100 contributions totaling $43,538.64 from June 26, 2025 to December 31, 2025 FEC. The largest recipients were Dave Min Victory Fund, California Democratic Party, Maintaining Integrity in Our Nation PAC, Putting People Before Politicians Inc, and Thomas Massie for Congress; the party breakdown includes $12,380 to Democrats, $7,125 to Republicans, $201.10 to National Party, and $23,832.54 marked Unknown FEC.
In the News
GDELT returned 8 total results but no validated articles in the provided dataset 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.