Herbert Wertheim

Herbert Wertheim (#952)

Global Rank #952

Country Rank #356

Country United States

If you want to become a millionaire, you learn how to make a dollar, and you do it over and over until you have a million.

$ 5 B
Investments
United States
M
87 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #952

Country Rank #356

Net Worth $4.5B

Previous Worth $4.4B

Worth Change +$0.1B

Country United States

Industry Investments

Age 87 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Coral Gables, Florida

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Investments

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 86

Source Of Wealth Investments, Self Made

Self Made Score 10

Philanthropy Score 2

Residence Coral Gables, Florida

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Divorced

Children 2

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Southern College of Optometry; Doctorate, Southern College of Optometry; Associate in Arts/Science, Brevard Community College

Net Worth Change +$0.1B +2.3% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $4.4B

Current Net Worth $4.5B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Herbert "Herbie" Wertheim is an optometrist and inventor who built a fortune over five decades of investing in stocks. Wertheim, who is dyslexic and struggled in school, joined the U.S. Navy at age 17 after facing truancy charges. He founded and still runs Brain Power Inc., a manufacturer of optical tints for eyeglasses; it holds more than 100 patents and copyrights. Since 1970, he has invested his profits from Brain Power into the stock market and is the largest individual shareholder in aerospace firm Heico.

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Forbes List Highlights

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#1044

Billionaires (2026)

#389

Forbes 400 (2025)

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Did You Know?

As a child, Wertheim ran away from home, finding work picking oranges in Florida or living with the Seminole Indians.

In 1969, he invented an eyeglass tint for plastic lenses that would filter out and absorb dangerous UV rays.

As a young NASA engineer at Cape Canaveral, he designed an automatic dipping machine to make 15-inch, no-drip beeswax candles.

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Current Net Worth: $4.5B (May 4, 2026)