As one of the most talked-about figures, Robert Friedland has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What is Robert Friedland's Net Worth?
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During his time at Reed, he was the student body president, AND he befriended future Apple Computer founderSteve Jobs. According to legend, the first time the two met, Jobs walked into Friedland's dorm room looking for someone to buy his typewriter. Friedland was mid-coitus with his girlfriend and, instead of getting mad, told Steve to hang out in the dorm while he finished and they could talk after. The two became fast friends primarily because of their shared interest in Eastern philosophy.
Reed College & Steve Jobs Friendship
After his prison sentence was completed, Robert spent some time living in India, studying under a guru at a commune. He then returned to the US, where he enrolled at Reed College in Oregon.
In 1970, when he was a student at Bowdoin College, Robert was arrested for possessing 25,000 hits of LSD. The drugs had a street value of $125,000, which is the same as around $1 million today after adjusting for inflation. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison and served two. He voluntarily left Bowdoin to serve his time.
Upon graduating from Reed, Robert moved to his uncle's 220-acre farm not far from campus. He became the farm's caretaker and soon began converting the property into a commune he called "All One Farm." Members of the commune worked, lived, meditated, and took psychedelics to expand their consciousness. All One Farm's primary crop was… Apples. Steve, who at the time was briefly living off an all-fruit diet, was a frequent visitor and partaker at the commune.
Robert Martin Friedland was born on August 18, 1950, in Chicago. His parents were both holocaust survivors who spent several years at Auschwitz.
Robert Friedland is an American businessman and financier who has a net worth of $3 billion. Robert Friedland specializes in securing funds for the development and exploration of energy and mineral resources. His company, Ivanhoe Capital Corporation, focuses mainly on managing global capital markets of emerging industries. He is also the founder of Ivanhoe Mines, a public company listed both in Toronto and New York. As we explain later in this article, Robert has an interesting connection to the late Apple founder, Steve Jobs, and was directly influential in how Apple got its name.
Another former Reed student,Daniel Kottke, who would go on to become Apple employee #12, would later explain:
In summary, the total wealth of Robert Friedland reflects strategic moves.
Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.
