John Paulson and Susan Wojcicki

John Paulson and Susan Wojcicki built their fortunes in very different corners of the business world. Paulson became one of finance’s best-known investors after his hugely successful 2007 bet against subprime mortgages, while Wojcicki became a major force in Silicon Valley through Google and later as YouTube CEO. Their careers reflect two distinct paths to success—hedge-fund investing and technology leadership—with both leaving a lasting mark on their industries.

John Paulson and Susan Wojcicki Quick Bio

Category	John Paulson	Susan Wojcicki
Full Name	John Alfred Paulson	Susan Diane Wojcicki
Date of Birth	December 14, 1955	July 5, 1968
Net Worth	About $12 billion — Forbes real-time estimate as of September 12, 2026	About $800 million — Forbes estimate from May 2024
Age	70 years	56 years at the time of her death
Birthplace	Queens, New York City, USA	Santa Clara, California, USA
Nationality	American	American
Profession	Hedge Fund Manager, Investor and Financier	Technology Executive and Businesswoman
Famous For	Founder of Paulson & Co. and his successful 2007 subprime mortgage bet	Former CEO of YouTube and one of Google’s earliest employees
Career Start	Worked at Boston Consulting Group, Odyssey Partners and Bear Stearns before founding Paulson & Co.	Worked at Intel before joining Google in 1999
Major Company	Paulson & Co.	Google / YouTube
Major Career Achievement	Made billions by betting against the U.S. subprime mortgage market in 2007	Helped persuade Google to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006
Google Connection	No major Google executive role	Google employee No. 16
YouTube Connection	None	CEO from 2014 to 2023
Parents	Alfred Paulson and Jacqueline Paulson	Stanley Wojcicki and Esther Wojcicki
Siblings	Part of a family of four children; older sister Theodora is publicly documented	Janet Wojcicki and Anne Wojcicki
Education	New York University — Bachelor’s degree; Harvard Business School — MBA	Harvard University — Bachelor’s degree; UC Santa Cruz — Master’s in Economics; UCLA — MBA
Marital Status	Separated	Married until her death
Spouse	Jenny/“Jenica” Paulson	Dennis Troper
Children	Two children according to Forbes	Five children
Height	Not consistently documented by authoritative sources	Not consistently documented by authoritative sources
Weight	Not reliably documented by major sources	Not reliably documented by major sources
Hair Color	Dark brown/gray in later life	Blonde
Eye Color	Not consistently documented	Not consistently documented
Instagram	No clearly established official personal Instagram account	No clearly established official personal Instagram account
Hobbies / Interests	Investing, philanthropy, politics and art have been among his public interests	Technology, education, family, philanthropy and supporting women in technology
Signature Career Moment	2007 “Big Short” against subprime mortgages	Google’s acquisition of YouTube and her later YouTube leadership
Philanthropy	Has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to Harvard University and NYU	She and Dennis Troper donated more than $160 million through their foundation since 2016
Death	Living	Died August 9, 2024, aged 56
Legacy	One of the most successful hedge-fund investors of the modern era	A pioneering female technology executive who helped shape Google advertising and YouTube
Overall Career	Finance, hedge funds and investment management	Technology, digital advertising and online video

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