Richard Alan Kayne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945or1946(age 78–79) [1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) UCLA (MBA) |
| Occupation | investor |
| Known for | co-founder of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisers |
| Spouse | Suzanne Kayne |
| Children | 3 |
Richard Alan Kayne (born 1945/1946) is an American billionaire private equity investor and the majority owner of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisers, which he founded in 1984 and has $26 billion in assets under management. [2]
Kayne was born to a Jewish family, the son of Ida and Jerry Kayne. [3] In 1966, Kayne graduated with a BS in statistics from Stanford University; and in 1968, an MBA from UCLA. [4] After school, he worked as an analyst in New York and then as a principal at Cantor Fitzgerald. [4] In 1984, Kayne co-founded Kayne Anderson Capital Advisers with John E. Anderson. [4]
Kayne is a director of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles and a trustee of the UCLA Foundation. [4] As of August 2017, his net worth is estimated at $1.3 billion. [2] He is married to Suzanne, a Los Angeles County Museum of Art trustee. [2] They live in Santa Monica, and have three daughters: [4] Jenni Kayne Ehrlich (who has her own clothing line with six stores); [5] Maggie Kayne (who founded the Kayne Griffin Corcoran art gallery with Bill Griffin and James Corcoran; and Saree Kayne. [6] Although his wife is not Jewish, they raised their daughters in the Jewish faith. [6]
Although Suzanne never converted to Judaism, Ric's religion, she brought the kids up Jewish