AUM
Unknown
Principals
3
Principal Net Worth
$8.3B
Data Flags
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner; inherited from husband Tom Benson (d. 2018)
Benson Family Office
SFOHigh ConfidenceNew Orleans, Louisiana
Last verified: Jan 17, 2026
Details
- Website
- Unknown
- Source of Wealth
- Sports (NFL Saints, NBA Pelicans), Auto dealerships
- Assets Under Management
- Unknown
- Source File
- research/organizations/benson-family-office.md
- UID
- fo-benson-family-office
Also Known As
Gayle Benson Family OfficeBenson Capital
Principals (3)
Team Members (4)
Related Entities (7)
Auto dealership holdingsHolding Company
Legacy Benson business
Benson CapitalInvestment Vehicle
Benson Capital PartnersInvestment Vehicle
Real estate investment fund
Benson Charitable FoundationFoundation
New Orleans PelicansSubsidiary
NBA franchise (~$4B value)
New Orleans SaintsSubsidiary
NFL franchise (~$4.3B value)
Tom and Gayle Benson Charitable FoundationFoundation
Philanthropy
Relationship Strength
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Sources (5)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayle_Benson
- https://www.forbes.com/profile/gayle-benson/
- https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/gayle-m-benson/
- https://www.nola.com/news/business/benson-capital-partners-launches-new-50m-real-estate-fund/article_1d034c5a-9785-11ed-98ed-ab1e5a4294c0.html
- https://www.ksla.com/2025/10/23/saints-owner-gayle-benson-tops-forbes-list-most-powerful-women-american-sports/
Changelog
- 2026-01-17Verified net worth $7.9B (Forbes Real-Time, January 17, 2026) - unchanged; added Forbes 400 rank #176 (2025), Forbes Billionaires rank #464 (2025)
- 2026-01-16Enriched with biography (born 1947, inherited 2018), added sports team values, added Benson Capital Partners, noted most powerful woman in sports, updated net worth to $7.9B, updated confidence to High
- 2026-01-15Auto-generated from principal Gayle Benson