Chelsea Clinton Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What is Chelsea Clinton’s net worth and Salary?

The daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State/Senator Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton holds a net worth of $30 million. This figure represents the combined net worth with her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, who is a partner at the well-known private equity firm TPG. Chelsea Clinton accumulated her part of this net worth through her work with the consulting company McKinsey & Company and her roles on various corporate boards, including the online company IAC. A Securities and Exchange Commission filing in January 2020 indicated that, up to that date, she had received $9 million in compensation from her position on the board at IAC. Previously, she held a board position at Expedia, earning $250,000 annually.

Chelsea Clinton has remained a public figure since childhood, thanks to her father’s role as Governor of Arkansas. Growing up in the White House, her teenage years were extensively covered by media worldwide, presenting a more awkward and “nerdy” version compared to Vice President Al Gore’s polished daughters. However, she matured into a sophisticated, intelligent, and politically aware woman by the time she attended Stanford University, effectively embodying the role of a consummate politician. She has earned her master’s degrees from University College, Oxford, and the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Chelsea is also involved with several boards, including Common Sense Media, the School of American Ballet, and, naturally, the Clinton Global Initiative. She worked diligently during her mother’s campaigns for the presidency in 2008 and 2016 while also earning a doctorate at the University of Oxford. Her marriage to Marc Mezvinsky, a prominent investment banker, enables her to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle while attending various political functions around the globe.

Early Life

On February 27, 1980, Chelsea Victoria Clinton was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, during her father Bill’s initial term as governor. Hillary recalled that upon hearing Judy Collins’ recording of Joni Mitchell’s “Chelsea Morning” in 1960, Bill remarked that their daughter should be named Chelsea. Chelsea demonstrated academic prowess, reading by age three and skipping the third grade. In 1993, her father took office as the 42nd President of the United States, prompting the family’s relocation to Washington, D.C., where Chelsea enrolled at Sidwell Friends School. By 1997, she achieved the status of National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, graduating from high school that same year, with her father delivering the graduation address, during which he stated, “A part of us longs to hold you once more.” Sidwell Friends School is often deemed the “Harvard of Washington D.C.’s private schools,” with notable alumni including Sasha and Malia Obama.

Chelsea later attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, where she earned highest honors with a bachelor’s degree in history in 2001. Following this, she pursued an MPhil degree in international relations at Oxford University, graduating in 2003. She completed her MPH degree at Columbia University’s School of Public Health in 2010 and began teaching at Columbia in 2012.

Career

Following her graduation from Stanford and Oxford, Clinton commenced her career at both McKinsey & Company and Avenue Capital Group. She later took on the role of co-chair for a fundraising week for the Clinton Foundation, subsequently serving as Vice-Chair for the foundation. Currently, she is a board member of the School of American Ballet and also sits on the board of directors for IAC. In late 2011, NBC appointed Chelsea as a special correspondent. This three-month position provided her the flexibility to continue her work with the Clinton Foundation, along with pursuing her graduate degrees. In February 2012, NBC extended her contract, but she departed from the role in late summer of 2014.

Since 2011, Clinton has played a significant role in the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation. She serves as a board member, delivers paid speeches, and donates her earnings from these speeches back to the foundation. The Clinton Foundation is dedicated to enhancing global health, creating opportunities for women, and fostering economic growth.

Clinton’s bibliography includes five picture books for children: “It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired and Get Going” (2015), “She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World” (2017, which was adapted into a musical), “She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History” (2018), “Start Now!: You Can Make a Difference,” and “Don’t Let Them Disappear: 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe” (2019). The second and third of these children’s books achieved instant bestseller status.

In 2020, it was disclosed that Clinton had been crafting an Olympic-themed book for children. This upcoming title will be the third addition to her “She Persisted” series and will shine a spotlight on women in sports. Scheduled for publication on September 22, “She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game” will feature notable athletes such as Wilma Rudolph, Mia Hamm, and Venus and Serena Williams.

The children’s imprint Philomel Books, which publishes her works, is also launching a series of chapter books comprising 80-page stories centered on the women from Clinton’s “She Persisted” series. Chelsea and Hillary Clinton are set to write the foreword for these books focused on figures like Harriet Tubman, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Oprah Winfrey, marking the commencement of the series.

In 2017, she collaborated on a scholarly book titled “Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why?” Additionally, in 2019, she co-authored a book with her mother, “The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience,” which they promoted on a tour together.

Furthermore, Clinton has penned numerous articles and opinion pieces for prominent media platforms, including CNN.com, Time magazine, Huffington Post, Refinery 29, among others.

Announcing her intentions in July 2020, Clinton shared that she plans to establish a venture capital firm named Metrodora Ventures. She has been developing this business plan for several months and has expressed her desire to invest in at least two startups within the healthcare sector, notably a pregnancy support app called Poppy Seed Health.

Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Campaigns

Beginning her campaigning efforts in Iowa in December 2007 for her mother’s Democratic presidential nomination, Chelsea Clinton traveled widely across the country, focusing primarily on college campuses. In just five months, Chelsea addressed her mother’s candidacy at a hundred colleges. Ultimately, Hillary Clinton did not secure the Democratic nomination in the 2008 election, losing to Barack Obama.

In 2016, Chelsea was similarly active in supporting her mother’s presidential campaign, making appearances at more than 200 public events throughout the nation. A memorable moment came in July 2016, when she introduced her mother at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, delivering an emotional and personal tribute that reflected on her own upbringing and her mother’s dedication to social issues and public service.

Personal Life

In 2010, Clinton wed investment banker Marc Mezvinsky. The friendship between the Clintons and the Mezvinsky family dates back to the 1990s, with the couple first meeting during a Democratic political retreat in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The engagement occurred over Thanksgiving weekend in 2009, and following their honeymoon, they chose to live in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of New York City. Their marriage took place in an interfaith ceremony (with Mezvinsky being Jewish and Clinton Methodist) in Rhinebeck, New York. The reception was hosted at Astor Courts, an estate with views of the Hudson River, owned by former Oxygen Media producer Kathleen Hammer. On April 17, 2014, at a New York forum, Clinton revealed that she and Marc were expecting their first child.

Charlotte, their first child and daughter, arrived on September 26, 2014. The couple welcomed their son, Aidan, on June 18, 2016, and their second son, Jasper, was born on July 22, 2019.

Celebrating her 40th birthday in February 2020, Chelsea Clinton received praise from her father in a 2001 interview, where he expressed pride in her, saying she “has her mother’s character and her father’s energy” during a conversation with the New York Times.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Chelsea Clinton stated that the mismanagement of the crisis by President Donald Trump was contributing to fatalities from the virus.

In early July 2020, Clinton expressed support for renaming schools in Virginia’s Hanover County that were named after Confederate Generals. She tweeted: “I am not a resident of Hanover County in Virginia, but I am a parent. We shouldn’t have schools that celebrate the legacy of slavery and white supremacists in this country. All of our children deserve better.” Examples include Stonewall Jackson Middle School and Lee-Davis High School. The local NAACP chapter is pursuing legal action to change these names. On July 14, 2020, the Hanover County school board voted 4-3 in favor of renaming the two schools that honored Confederate military leaders.

Salary Highlights

An SEC filing in January 2020 revealed that Chelsea had accumulated $9 million in compensation from IAC, where she served as a Board member alongside Barry Diller. Previously, she was a Board member at Expedia, earning an annual base salary of $250,000. During 2013 and 2014, she earned $600,000 from NBC.

Real Estate

In 2008, Chelsea and Marc bought a central Manhattan condo with three bedrooms and spanning 1,922 square feet for $4 million. Located on the tenth floor, the unit boasts a chef’s kitchen, along with a living and dining area under impressive ten-foot ceilings.

In 2013, Mezvinsky and Clinton sold this condo for $4.75 million, subsequently acquiring a larger apartment of 5,000 square feet valued at $10.5 million. Situated just a few blocks from their previous residence, this new apartment is remarkable for being the longest in New York City, stretching the entire length of a Manhattan block between 26th and 27th streets. It features luxurious, ultra-modern design, and offers stunning views of Madison Square Park.