Rales family
Rales family is number 13 in the 311 Private Wealth Index, with disclosed holdings in listed companies worth about $7.6bn, mainly in Danaher Corporation. The figure covers shared family holdings reported by Steven M Rales, Mitchell P Rales. That is about 39,415 times the wealth of a typical US household. 311 Origin: founder. A signatory of the Giving Pledge. 311 Giving Score: 5 out of 5 (provisional). 311 Future Exposure: high (71/100), driven by technology change in manufacturing (82/100), led by Artificial Narrow Intelligence, Biometrics, Machine Vision; sensitivity to tariffs and export controls; 100% of disclosed wealth in one company.
Part of the 311 Private Wealth Index (311institute.com). Last updated .
Disclosed holdings
| Company | Value | Latest filing | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danaher Corporation | $7.6bn | 2026-08-04 | Chairman |
Combined family figure covering shared holdings reported by Steven M Rales, Mitchell P Rales.
Giving Pledge: signatory letter.
311 Future Exposure: High
Score 71 out of 100: technology 82/100 and trends 60/100. What drives it:
- Technology change in manufacturing (82/100), led by Artificial Narrow Intelligence, Biometrics, Machine Vision
- Sensitivity to tariffs and export controls
- 100% of disclosed wealth in one company
Technology exposure uses the 311 Starburst: how strongly each emerging technology affects this industry, weighted by how soon it reaches widespread use. Trend exposure covers tariffs and export controls, international sanctions, concentration of wealth. Evidence on company-specific trends is being added. Explore the Starburst.
Giving
The Glenstone Foundation reported grants of $25m across the 10 years of filings available, and assets worth $4,327m at market value at the end of 2023, together 57.3% of the disclosed wealth above. Source: US foundation tax filings via ProPublica.
How this figure is calculated
Shares disclosed in SEC insider filings, valued at the latest price disclosed in those filings. Private companies, cash, property and holdings listed outside the United States are not included, so this is a minimum, not total wealth. The household comparison uses $192,700, the median US household wealth in the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances (2022, the latest published).
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Questions and answers
What is Rales family's net worth?
Rales family has disclosed holdings in listed companies worth about $7.6bn, according to the 311 Private Wealth Index. This is a minimum: private companies, cash and property are not included.
How much are Rales family's disclosed holdings worth?
About $7.6bn in listed companies, according to the 311 Private Wealth Index.
Where does Rales family's wealth come from?
Mainly from holdings in Danaher Corporation.
Source: SEC insider filings.
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