Noubar Afeyan

Noubar Afeyan

Noubar Afeyan (#2168)

Global Rank #2168
Country Rank #724
Country United States

What keeps you from innovating is being comfortable. If you're an immigrant, then you're used to being out of your comfort zone.

  • $ 2 B
  • Biotech
  • United States
  • M
  • 63 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,168
Country Rank #724
Net Worth $1.9B
Previous Worth $1.9B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Biotech
Age 63 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Residence Lexington, Massachusetts
Citizenship United States
World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Biotech

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 63
Source Of Wealth Biotech, Self Made
Self Made Score 10
Philanthropy Score 1
Residence Lexington, Massachusetts
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Married
Education Bachelor of Science, McGill University; Ph.D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $1.9B
Current Net Worth $1.9B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Noubar Afeyan is the founder and CEO of Cambridge, Mass. life sciences innovation firm Flagship Pioneering. He's also the chairman and cofounder of biotech firm Moderna, known for its Covid-19 vaccine which was authorized by the U.S. FDA in December 2020. Afeyan has helped start more than 70 public and private healthcare and life sciences companies over the course of his career. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1962 to Armenian parents, he and his family fled the Lebanese Civil War to move to Montreal in 1975. Beyond his stake in Moderna, he also owns shares in several publicly traded biotech companies in the U.S.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#2177
Billionaires (2026)
#212
Forbes 400 (2021)

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Did You Know?

Afeyan was a lecturer at Harvard Business School until 2020 and also taught at MIT's Sloan School of Management from 2000 to 2016.

In 2014 he helped launch UWC Dilijan, an international boarding school in the town of Dilijan in the mountains of northern Armenia.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $1.9B (May 4, 2026)

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