Noam Gottesman

Noam Gottesman
Born	Template:Birth year and age
Occupation(s)	Businessman, former hedge fund manager, CEO of TOMS Capital
Years active	1980s–present
Known for	Co-founder of GLG Partners, ownership of Eleven Madison Park, CEO of TOMS Capital

Noam Gottesman (; born May 1961) is a businessman based in New York City with dual British-American citizenship. He is a former hedge fund manager and co-founder of GLG Partners. Subsequently, Gottesman expanded his investments into the restaurant sector, including ownership of Eleven Madison Park in New York City, and currently holds the position of CEO at TOMS Capital. In 2020, he appeared on the Forbes 400 list, with an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion.

Early life and education

Born in May 1961 into a Jewish family, Gottesman is the son of Dov Gottesman, who served as president of the Israel Museum. He completed his undergraduate studies at Columbia University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986.

Career

Gottesman began his career at the London branch of Goldman Sachs, where he advanced to executive director and managed global equity portfolios for their private client division. In 1995, he departed Goldman Sachs alongside Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green to establish GLG Partners. The firm eventually managed assets totaling $24.6 billion and went public on the New York Stock Exchange in November 2007. In October 2010, Gottesman and his partners sold GLG to the Man Group for $1.6 billion. He remained co-CEO of GLG until January 2012 before transitioning to non-executive chairman of GLG’s US operations. Currently, he leads TOMS Capital as its CEO.

Philanthropy

Gottesman holds a trustee position at Columbia University and serves on the board of the Tate Gallery Foundation. Additionally, he is a member of the Chairman’s Council at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and participates in the international council for the Museum of Modern Art. Since 2017, he has been a trustee at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. His portfolio also includes ownership stakes in Eleven Madison Park—named the world’s top restaurant by The World's 50 Best Restaurants—and Shuko, which New York Magazine recognized as offering the "Best Sushi in New York." Furthermore, he owns Nomad and co-founded an investment vehicle under the same name that acquired Iglo Group, known for producing Birds Eye Frozen Products.

Personal life

Gottesman was married to Geraldine Gottesman, with whom he has four children; they subsequently divorced.

Originating from a family with a strong tradition in art collecting, he is ranked among the top 200 collectors worldwide according to ARTnews. His collection features pieces by artists such as Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Andy Warhol.

In 2014, Gottesman was reported to be in a relationship with actress Lucy Liu. The following year, in 2015, he married Bianca Dueñas, who serves as director of sales for fashion designer Reed Krakoff.

In July 2019, allegations arose accusing Gottesman of unlawfully constructing a private driveway in front of his townhouse located in Greenwich Village. The New York Department of Buildings later clarified that there was an existing curb cut and loading dock at that location prior to his ownership and confirmed that Gottesman had obtained plan approval in 2011 permitting him to maintain the curb cut and install a fold-up garage door.