George Roberts

George Roberts (#218)

For any partnership to succeed you have to have certain shared values, making sure that people are aligned with their interests, their values are shared, and there are people you can trust. After all, people do business with people they like.

$ 14 B
Private equity
United States
M
82 Years

About Me

George Roberts cofounded KKR with his cousin, Henry Kravis, and Jerome Kohlberg (d. 2015) in 1976. Kravis and Roberts gave up their co-CEO titles in 2021; both now serve as executive co-chairs. Kohlberg left the firm in 1987. The duo took KKR public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010 and converted it into a corporation in 2018. The firm is known for the 1988 buyout of RJR Nabisco, chronicled in the book "Barbarians At The Gate." KKR has some more than 250 portfolio companies and more than $650 billion in assets under management, making it one of the five largest private equity firms in the world

Achievements

Career Highlights

A snapshot of the defining milestones, leadership decisions, and breakthroughs that shaped George Roberts’s rise and global influence.

#241 Billionaires (2026)
#60 Forbes 400 (2025)

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking George Roberts’s net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

Current Net Worth: $13.8B (May 4, 2026)