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Alex Waislitz OAM (born 1958) is an Australian investor.
Alex Waislitz | |
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| Born | 16 February 1958 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Investor |
| Organizations |
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| Spouse |
Heloise Pratt
(m. 1994; sep. 2015) |
| Partner | Rebekah Behbahani (since 2017) |
| Children | 4 |
| Family |
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Waislitz was elected to the Collingwood Football Club Board of Directors in 1998, elected as vice-president in 2009, and has provided philanthropic support to the club.[1]
Waislitz was born to a Jewish family. Both his Warsaw-born father, David (1922-2009), and his mother were immigrants from Poland.[2] He graduated from Monash University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Laws and Commerce.
Waislitz has been a member of several Boards of directors.[3] He is director of various Pratt Group and Visy companies.[4] In 1991 he founded Thorney Investment Group and served as inaugural executive director until 2009. Thorney invests in public securities, private companies and property, and has close connection to the Pratt family investments.[5] Thorney specialises in emerging companies across a broad range of industries including manufacturing, technology, mining services and resources. Waislitz has served as a Director of Collingwood Football Club since 1998[6] and as Vice President of the Club since 2009.
He is also a member of the International Advisory Board for Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Ben-Gurion University School of Management.[7]
In June 2023, Waislitz was awarded a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division for "service to the community through a range of organisations".[8]
Waislitz is also a movie producer; and has produced movies such as Hotel de Love & Joey.[citation needed]
In 1994 Waislitz married Heloise Pratt, daughter of businessman Richard Pratt and his wife, Jeanne.[9] They had three children, Jacob Waislitz, Amelia Waislitz and Joseph Waislitz. Waislitz and his wife separated in 2015.[10][11] In November 2020, Waislitz announced his engagement to Rebekah Behbahani. They have one child, Storm Waislitz.[12]
Net worth
| Year | Financial Review Rich List | Forbes Australia's 50 Richest | ||
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| Rank | Net worth (A$) | Rank | Net worth (US$) | |
| 2017[13][14][15] | $1.24 billion | not listed | ||
| 2018[16] | 54 | $1.39 billion  |
not listed | |
| 2019[17][18] | 56  |
$1.56 billion |
not listed | |
| 2020[19] | 65 |
$1.49 billion |
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| 2021[20] | 77 |
$1.50 billion |
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| 2022 | 82 |
$1.51 billion |
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| 2023[21] | 101 |
$1.41 billion |
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