Joel Greenberg (businessman)
American billionaire businessman
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Joel Kenneth Greenberg (born 1957 or 1958) is an American billionaire businessman, and a co-founder of Susquehanna International Group.
Columbia University
Joel Greenberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1957 or 1958 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Education | Binghamton University Columbia University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | co-founder of Susquehanna International Group |
| Spouse | Marcy Gringlas |
| Children | 3 |
As of January 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.3 billion.[1]
His mother Carol Potasnik Greenberg (1927–2013) was born in Yonkers, New York, and moved to Israel in her 40s.[2]
Greenberg earned a bachelor's degree from Binghamton University, where he met his fellow billionaire co-founder, Jeff Yass.[1] He then earned a juris doctor degree from Columbia Law School.[1]
In 1987, he co-founded Susquehanna International Group, and was its chief operating officer.[1] Greenberg owns about 3% of Susquehanna, and retired in 2016.[3]
He was an executive producer on the Barry Levinson 2021 film, The Survivor, along with business partner and friend Matti Leshem, who was a producer.[4]
Greenberg is married to Marcy Gringlas,[2][5] with three children, and lives in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.[1] They also have a home in Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.[2] Marcy Gringlas, the daughter of Holocaust survivors Joseph and Reli, is a longtime USC Shoah Foundation donor and member of its board of councilors.[6] Through their Seed the Dream Foundation, Joel and Marcy have donated over $2 million to the USC Shoah Foundation.[7]