Oscar S. Schafer net worth is
$500 Million

Oscar S. Schafer Wiki Biography

Oscar Schafer was born in 1939 in the USA, and is a businessman who currently serves as the CEO and Managing Partner of the private investment company O.S.S Capital Management LP, which has been active since 2001. He is also known for his philanthropic efforts. Schafer has been active in business industry since 1964.

How much is the net worth of Oscar Schafer? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $500 million, as of the data presented in late 2017. Business is the major source of Schafer’s fortune.

Oscar Schafer Net Worth $500 Million

To begin with, there is no information about Oscar’s childhood or early education. After matriculation from high school, he studied at Harvard University, from which he graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor’s degree in economics. Then, he enrolled at Harvard Business School, and from which he earned a Master’s degree, graduating in 1964.

Concerning his professional career, Oscar Schafer started working for Kuhn, Loeb & Company, and afterwards continued his career working for Havenfield Corporation and Boxwood Associates. Schafer then also served as an analyst for Steinhardt Partners, rising so that from 1970 to 1982, he was a general partner with Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz & Co., which considerably boosted his net worth. From 1982 to 2001, Oscar was partnered with Cumberland Associates, then in the same year, Shafer co-launched O.S.S. Capital Management; in the company he has served as the CEO and Managing Partner. Since 2012, he has also been the chairman of the private investment company Rivulet Capital LLC. Overall, all the aforementioned engagements have added considerable sums to the total size of Oscar Schafer net worth.

Moreover, Oscar Schafer serves in the position of director of the board of The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., Izun Pharmaceuticals Corporation as well as Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. He is also a Trustee member of the board in The New York and Presbyterian Hospital.

Finally, in the personal life of the businessman, Oscar Schafer is married to Didi Shafer. Shafer does not reveal many details about his private life.

Furthermore, Oscar Schafer is also known for his philanthropic efforts. Shafer alongside his wife are known to have donated $25 million to the New York Philharmonic. They have also made donations to the Second Stage Theatre, and Central Park Conservancy. The two are usually donating to funds in support of culture, education, and those organisations which help those in need.



Known for movies

Paavo, a Life in Five Courses 2010
as Himself