Clifford Asness

Clifford Asness is a Connecticut-based finance billionaire born in 1966, with an estimated net worth of ~$6.3B RTB. He is identified in the data as a finance figure and appears in recent coverage tied to investing and Connecticut billionaire rankings NewsAPI.

Business & SEC Activity

The available data does not include a detailed company history or biography, but recent news references him in connection with NVIDIA as a possible top pick, suggesting active market and investing interest NewsAPI. His wealth is recorded as an estimated net worth of ~$6.3B RTB.

Philanthropy

The Asness Family Foundation reported $25,997,834 in total assets and $8,423,740 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. The foundation also reported $5,614,036 in total revenue and $9,525,235 in total expenses for that year ProPublica 990.

Political Activity

Federal Election Commission data shows 100 contributions totaling $1,426,499 from 2007-09-20 to 2025-12-22 FEC. Most of the giving went to Republican recipients, with $687,600 to REP and $712,600 to PAC/Other, compared with $26,299 to DEM FEC. The largest recipients listed were the Senate Leadership Fund ($550,000), NRSC ($199,700), Republican National Committee ($163,200), National Republican Senatorial Committee ($113,400), and Tim Scott Victory Fund ($47,300) FEC.

In the News

Recent news items from 2026 include a Connecticut billionaire ranking article and a Yahoo Finance piece asking whether NVIDIA is Clifford Asness' top pick NewsAPI. The available article set is small, with three validated headlines and an average sentiment near neutral NewsAPI.