Republican JD Vance has come a long way from his modestand oftentimes turbulent upbringing.
According toCBS News, Vance has an estimated net worth between $4.8 million and $11.3 million.
The mogul’s lecture not only inspired Vance to find a new purpose but also started their business relationship.
Thiel kicked off Vance’s lucrative career as a venture capitalist by hiring him for his Mithril Capital firm.
Although Vance didn’t stay with Mithril for long, his bond with Thiel was permanent and invaluable.
A lot of his net worth is also tied to his many assets.
He also owns between $250,000 and $500,000 worth of bitcoin.
Vance didn’t want his own family to live through similar conditions.
“And I wanted to raise our kids in stability,” he added.
Thanks to his earnings, Vance managed to meet and perhaps exceed even his own previous expectations.
But his fight against poverty hasn’t ended.
In fact, it’s been an important topic for Vance years before he ran alongside Donald Trump.
“There are a number of factors that make it hard for poor kids to do especially well.
The one that gets talked about the most is the decline of regional blue-collar economies.
Coal-mining jobs have been shuttered.
