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Adebayo Ogunlesi

Adebayo Ogunlesi

Adebayo Ogunlesi (#1639)

Global Rank #1639
Country Rank #583
Country United States

Adebayo Ogunlesi is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 3 B
  • Private Equity
  • United States
  • M
  • 72 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,639
Country Rank #583
Net Worth $2.5B
Previous Worth $2.5B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Private Equity
Age 72 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 14 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence New York, New York
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Private Equity

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Personal Stats

Age 72
Source Of Wealth Private Equity, Self Made
Residence New York, New York
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Married
Children 2
Education Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; JD, Harvard Law School; Bachelor of Arts, Oxford Univeristy
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $2.5B
Current Net Worth $2.5B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Adebayo Ogunlesi cofounded Global Infrastructure Partners, a New-York based private equity firm that was acquired by BlackRock in 2024. Prior to the deal, worth $12.5 billion, GIP had more than $100 billion in assets under management with interests in the energy, transport, digital infrastructure, and water and waste management sectors. He still remains chairman and CEO of GIP, and is now a senior managing director at BlackRock. Prior to starting GIP, Ogunlesi spent 23 years in the investment banking unit of Credit Suisse and earlier was an attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a law firm in New York. Born in Nigeria, he attended Kings College Lagos, a prominent boarding school in the country. His father, Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi, was reportedly the first professor of medicine in Nigeria.

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Current Net Worth: $2.5B (May 4, 2026)

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