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NameErnesto Bertarelli
First NameErnesto
Last NameBertarelli
OccupationEntrepreneur
BirthdaySeptember 22
Birth Year1965
Place of BirthRome
Home TownLazio
Birth CountryItaly
Birth SignVirgo
Full/Birth Name
ParentsFabio Bertarelli, Maria Iris Bertarelli
SiblingsDona Bertarelli
SpouseKirsty Bertarelli
Children(s)Chiara Bertarelli, Falco Bertarelli, Alceo Bertarelli

Ernesto Bertarelli Biography

Ernesto Bertarelli is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on September 22, 1965 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was given the title Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 2003 by French the President He was named Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur by French President Jacques Chirac in 2003 in recognition of his various successes. in 2003 to honor his many achievements.

Ernesto Bertarelli (born 22 September 1965) is an Italian-born Swiss billionaire businessman and philanthropist.

Born in Rome, his family moved to Switzerland in 1977. He graduated from Babson College in 1989, and earned an MBA at Harvard Business School in 1993.

He got married to the former the 1988 Miss UK and songwriter Kirsty Roper in the year 2000. They had three kids together.

He earned billions of dollars for his business by shifting its focus away from pharmaceuticals and towards biotechnology, and also for identifying the use of natural hormones to treat female infertility.

His grandfather, Pietro, joined Serono, a pharmaceutical company founded in 1906. In 1935 he became the company’s managing director, a position he was succeeded in by his son, Fabio Bertarelli, in 1965. Bertarelli became CEO in 1996 and, along with his sister Dona, inherited ownership in 1998 on the death of his father. Changing the company’s focus from pharmaceuticals to biotechnology, revenues increased from $809 million in 1996 to $2.8 billion in 2006. The company gained fame from its discovery of a natural hormone used in the treatment of female infertility, and its treatments for multiple sclerosis and growth hormone deficiency.

Ernesto Bertarelli Net Worth

Ernesto is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ernesto Bertarelli's net worth $15 Billion. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

The graduate graduated of Babson College in the year 1989, and obtained the MBA in 1993 at Harvard Business School in 1993.

Net Worth$15 Billion
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeEntrepreneur
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Between 2002 and 2009, Bertarelli served as a board director of UBS AG. Management of the family’s wealth is mainly through the Waypoint Capital group, which invests through its owned-businesses that are active in asset management, including real estate, and healthcare. These businesses include Kedge Capital, an investment management group specialising in hedge funds, private equity and real estate; Northill Capital, an asset management business; a UK real estate investment fund , Crosstree; and Gurnet Point Capital, a fund based in Boston that invests in healthcare and life science business.

In recognition of his success, in 2003 Bertarelli was named Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur by French President Jacques Chirac, and was given the Cavaliere di Gran Croce by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Bertarelli and his family established a foundation in 1999 for promoting research and development in the field of male and female infertility, assisted reproduction technologies, andrology, genetics and endocrinology; supporting training, education and international and national exchanges in these areas through grants. The Bertarelli Foundation, in Trelex, Switzerland, merged into the Foundation FABER, in Lausanne, in 2006, and since 2008 a renewed Bertarelli Foundation has regrouped the family’s numerous philanthropic initiatives in the fields of charity, health, sciences, sport and culture.

Who is Ernesto Bertarelli Dating?

According to our records, Ernesto Bertarelli married to Kirsty Bertarelli . As of January 13, 2024, Ernesto Bertarelli’s is not dating anyone.

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Société Nautique de Genève and Bertarelli’s efforts to organize the 33rd America’s Cup following their 2007 victory in Alinghi were subject to numerous legal challenges by the Golden Gate Yacht Club. The race finally took place in February 2010, in Valencia, Spain. Bertarelli was the primary helmsman of his boat Alinghi 5, which lost both races against the challenger USA 17 by a considerable margin.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Bertarelli met Kirsty Roper, a former 1988 Miss UK and songwriter, while on holiday in Italy in 1997. The couple married in 2000, and have three children. The couple live in Gstaad and also spend time in their house on the shores of Lake Geneva.

In 2000, Bertarelli founded the yachting syndicate Team Alinghi, which in 2003, representing the Société Nautique de Genève, won the Louis Vuitton Cup before beating Team New Zealand in Auckland to win the America’s Cup. It was the first time a team had ever won the coveted sailing trophy on its first attempt, with the victory bringing the Cup to Europe for the first time. Team Alinghi hired sailors from many different nationalities, including Russell Coutts and Brad Butterworth, respectively skipper and tactician of Team New Zealand’s 2000 crew. Bertarelli was Team Alinghi’s only Swiss national serving as navigator in 2003 and subsequently as an afterguard runner and grinder in 2007, when Team Alinghi defended the America’s Cup in Valencia. On July 3, 2007, Alinghi beat Team New Zealand in race 7 by 1 second to retain the America’s Cup, winning the series 5-2.

Facts & Trivia

Ernesto Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Ernesto Bertarelli celebrates birthday on September 22 of every year.

Bertarelli and his family sold the company to Merck KGaA of Germany in January 2007 for US$13.3 billion, forming the new company Merck-Serono. His family split an estimated $9 billion stake at that time, which added to previous share sales when the company floated on the NY stock market in 2000, which is now invested mainly through his Waypoint Capital investment vehicle. Bertarelli currently co-chairs – with his sister Dona – the Bertarelli Foundation which focuses on marine conservation and neuroscience research.

How did Ernesto Bertarelli make his money?

Ernesto Bertarelli inherited biotech giant Serono, maker of the multiple sclerosis drug Rebif, following his father’s death in 1998. With his sister Dona, he expanded the company to $2.4 billion in revenues before selling it to Merck for over $13 billion in 2007.

Where is Ernesto Bertarelli now?

Bertarelli currently co-chairs – with his sister Dona – the Bertarelli Foundation which focuses on marine conservation and neuroscience research.

How much is Ernesto Bertarelli worth?

8.3 billion USD (2022)

What is Elon Musk net worth today?

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Who is richest person in Switzerland?

  • Guillaume Pousaz: $23.0 billion.
  • Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte: $16.3 billion.
  • Ernesto Bertarelli: $8.5 billion.
  • Ivan Glasenberg: $7.7 billion.
  • Magdalena Martullo-Blocher: $6.7 billion.
  • Rahel Blocher: $6.7 billion.
  • Hansjoerg Wyss: $5.0 billion.
  • Thomas Straumann: $5.0 billion.
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