Gavin Newsom

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Gavin Christopher Newsom was born on October 10, 1967, in San Francisco, California. His father, William Newsom, was a state appeals court judge who managed the Gordon P. Getty Family Trust, a multi-billion-dollar family fortune. Despite a childhood marked by severe dyslexia, Newsom graduated from Santa Clara University in 1989 with a B.S. in political science.

At age 24, with seed investment from billionaire heir Gordon Getty, Newsom co-founded PlumpJack Associates LP in 1991, launching the PlumpJack Winery in Napa Valley in 1992. Over the following decade, the PlumpJack brand expanded into restaurants, hotels, wine retail, and additional wineries, employing over 700 people. Key properties include PlumpJack Estate Winery, CADE Estate Winery, and Odette Estate Winery in Napa Valley. According to Forbes, the PlumpJack wineries alone are estimated to be worth over 00 million, with Newsom holding minority stakes that could represent tens of millions in personal value.

Newsom served as Mayor of San Francisco from 2003 to 2011, then as California Lieutenant Governor from 2011 to 2019. He was elected the 40th Governor of California in 2018, taking office in January 2019, and was reelected in 2022. His annual gubernatorial salary is 42,295, the highest of any U.S. governor. He placed his business assets into a blind trust upon becoming Governor.

Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom (daughter of investment manager Ken Siebel) purchased a .1 million estate in Kentfield, California in November 2024. His state financial disclosures show individual winery interests each valued at over million. Per Celebrity Net Worth, his overall net worth is estimated at approximately 0 million, with some estimates ranging higher when accounting for his full PlumpJack business interests.

He was first married to San Francisco prosecutor Kimberly Guilfoyle from 2001 to 2006. He married Jennifer Siebel in 2008 and they have four children.

Note: Net worth figures are estimates based on publicly available information and may not reflect exact financial positions. This profile was researched and composed with AI assistance and has been reviewed for accuracy.