Anthony Eisen

Anthony Eisen
Born1972 (age 52–53)
NationalityAustralian
EducationSydney Grammar School
Alma materUNSW Sydney
OccupationFinTech entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder of Afterpay
SpouseSamantha Eisen

Anthony Eisen is an Australian FinTech entrepreneur and is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Afterpay. Eisen and co-founder, Nick Molnar, a neighbour in the Sydney suburb of Rose Bay, started the company in 2014.

Background and career

Eisen attended Sydney Grammar School and graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Commerce. He initially began working as a chartered accountant before moving into investment banking, specialising in mergers and acquisitions.[1]

In August 2021, Afterpay was acquired by Square Inc. (later renamed Block, Inc. in December 2021) for US$29 billion.[2] It was reported that Eisen and Molnar received US$2.7 billion in Square stock for their Afterpay shares and, post-settlement, they will jointly lead Afterpay’s merchant and consumer businesses inside Square.[3][4]

Personal life

Eisen is married to Samantha, an interior designer.[5] It was reported that the couple own properties in Toorak[6] and Byron Bay.[7]

His net worth was assessed as US$1.8 billion.[when?][8][9][10][11][12][2] As of May 2023, The Australian Financial Review assessed Eisen's net worth at A$1.26 billion on the 2023 Rich List.[13]

Year Financial Review
Rich List 		Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2020[14] 51 Increase $1.86 billion Increase
2021[15] 38 Increase $2.66 billion Increase
2022 91 Decrease $1.50 billion Decrease
2023[13] 112 Decrease $1.26 billion Decrease
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Steady Has not changed from the previous year
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References

  1. ^ Gautam, Aditya (2021). "Anthony Eisen: 10 Richest Australian Tech Entrepreneurs: Australian Billionaires". Elegant Media. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Waters, Cara (2 August 2021). "Move over, Macquarie: Afterpay the new millionaires factory after blockbuster Square deal". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ Shapiro, Jonathan; Eyers, James (2 August 2021). "'Perfect partner': Square buys Afterpay in $39b deal". Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Block, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Afterpay" (Press release). Block, Inc. 31 January 2022.
  5. ^ Bazika, Natasha (4 August 2022). "Tour an interior designer's colourful Brighton home that nods to its coastal postcode". Vogue Living. Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ Redman, Elizabeth (17 December 2022). "Afterpay boss' quiet $26 million buy caps benchmark year for Toorak". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. ^ Macken, Lucy (31 May 2023). "Afterpay's Anthony Eisen buys $23 million Byron Bay house". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Anthony Eisen". Forbes.
  9. ^ "Anthony Eisen". Business News.
  10. ^ "Anthony Eisen". ICMI.
  11. ^ Wagner, Kurt. "Square to Buy Afterpay for $29 Billion to Tap Younger Users". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Anthony Eisen". www.bloomberg.com.
  13. ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  14. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  15. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.


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