Kenneth Langone
American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Kenneth Langone is an American businessman in the finance industry, born in 1935 and based in New York. He has an estimated net worth of ~$9.3 billion Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records associated with Kenneth G. Langone list 274 filings, all classified as insider filings, and associate him with Geeknet, Inc. SEC EDGAR Recent filings include Form 4 reports, which disclose insider stock transactions, and SC 13D/A filings, which amend reports of significant ownership stakes SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
Ken Langone is listed as a signatory of The Giving Pledge Giving Pledge. The provided record does not include a pledge amount or grant data.
Political Activity
The FEC data shows at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 contributions in the sampled records FEC. That sample totals $1,413,061.89, including $235,861.89 to Republicans, $1,000 to Democrats, and $1,176,200 to PACs or other recipients; leading recipients included SLF PAC and GROW THE MAJORITY, at $500,000 each FEC.
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
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 8/31/2026 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