Hunter Biden is once again making headlines with his involvement with Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma and his failure to pay all his taxes which has been a focus of an ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice as per a The New York Times report. According to a Vox article. He is also being investigated for acting as an unregistered foreign agent and for money laundering.
Robert Hunter Biden is the second son of United States President Joe Biden. He was born on February 4, 1970, in Delaware.
Early Life And Career
In 1972, he was involved in a car crash with his mother, Neilia Biden, older brother Beau and younger sister Naomi, who was 13-month old at that time. Hunter and Beau sustained injuries but survived the accident, but unfortunately, their mother and sister died.
Both brothers were hospitalized for several months. Jill Jacobs became their stepmother in 1977 after Hunter and Beau persuaded Joe Biden to remarry.
Biden attended Georgetown University before receiving his Doctor of Law degree from Yale University. Afterward, he chose to join the United States Navy Reserve. But eventually, he was discharged because he failed a drug test, according to an article on Wealthy Gorilla.
Hunter Biden is a lawyer and a painter, among other things. He is also a fund investor. He was formerly employed as a banker and lobbyist.
He was a founding member of BHR Partners' board of directors. It was a board member of Burisma Holdings, one of Ukraine's largest private natural gas companies.
In 1996, Biden worked for the Delaware bank MBNA, earning a $100,000 annual salary. In 2001, he chose to leave MBNA and start his lobbying firm.
He worked as a consultant with MBNA from 2001 to 2005. According to a report by CBS News, they paid his consulting firm millions of dollars. Around the same time, his father was the State's senior senator, and his brother was appointed Attorney General of Delaware.
From 2006 until 2009, he became Vice-Chairman of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. Biden is a co-founder of Rosemont Seneca Partners, a consultancy firm. He served on the board of Burisma Holdings from 2014 until 2019.
Hunter Biden and his uncle James Biden (President Joe Biden's younger brother) bought Paradigm Global Advisors, a hedge firm, in 2006. They used an $8.1 million promissory note to purchase the company. As per a Go Banking Rates article, Hunter and James were not exceptionally successful investors throughout their five years at the firm.
How Much Is Hunter Biden's 2022 Net Worth?
Hunter Biden served on the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian company, from 2014 until 2019. During his term on the Burisma Board of Directors, he reportedly earned $50,000 each month. Hunter is said to have profited between $850,000 and $3 million as a member of the Burisma Board of Directors.
Moreover, Biden is an art enthusiast who manages his studio in Malibu. It features four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an open design.
Hunter Biden has been a well-paid consultant at various periods in his career, earning millions of dollars over the years.
Hunter Biden's net worth in 2022 is estimated to be around $1 million, as reported by Celebrity Net Worth.