David Shaw
American computer scientist & hedge fund founder
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 10/11/2026 (wikidata)Dispute
Profile Summary
A net worth stated in this summary may be out of date.
Wikidata describes David Shaw as an American computer scientist and hedge fund founder. It reports an estimated net worth of ~$6.4B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR filings for David Evans Shaw include 22 insider-ownership reports. These include a Form 3, which reports an insider's initial ownership, and Form 4 filings, which report subsequent changes in ownership; the most recent filings shown are from 2019. SEC EDGAR SEC EDGAR associates these filings with Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Mercer Gold Corp., HS Spinco, Shaw David, and CD&R VFC Holdings. SEC EDGAR
Political Activity
FEC filings show at least 100 federal contributions; the most recent 100 contributions on file totaled $11,116.87. Of that sample, $8,442.50 went to Republican recipients, $425 went to Democratic recipients, and $2,249.37 went to recipients with no party designation. FEC The largest recipients in the sample were the Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania ($6,906.06), David Burck for Congress 2026 ($1,500), ActBlue ($1,377.78), the DNC Services Corp./Democratic National Committee ($200), and Gaylord Entertainment Company Political Action Committee ($169.91). FEC
These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
In the News
247wallst.com reported that D.E. Shaw disclosed a $912 million stake in SpaceX. NewsAPI The outlet also reported that D.E. Shaw reduced its Broadcom position by 58% in the same quarter. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent of 15,266 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)
Every party in this sample is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $11,116.87.
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These donations are matched to this person by name only, so some may belong to a different person with the same name: FEC filings can include a donor's employer and city, but our matching does not check them against what we know about this person.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The giving score 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 record we hold about this person — net worth, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, Wikidata. It measures our coverage, not how open the person is. Each further kind of record scores higher, up to eight. Political donation records matched to a person by name alone are not counted: they may belong to someone else with the same name. From October 7, 2026, our own AI-written summary and the profile photo are not counted either — neither is a public record — so grades that leaned on them moved down that day.
Data: SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): Giving score = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Data coverage
Scored on 10/16/2026 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