Jacqueline Reses’s net worth over time
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| Date | Estimate | Source |
| 2021 | $920 million | Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2021 |
| 2022 | $390 million | Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2022 |
| 2023 | $390 million | Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2023 |
| 2024 | $530 million | Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2024 |
| 2025 | $590 million | Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2025 |
Where the money comes from
These are the main sources of wealth named in the reporting we cite. No published source breaks the total into exact amounts, so we do not show percentages.
Jacqueline Reses’s fortune in real-life terms
Based on the Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2025 estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).
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Jacqueline Reses has an estimated net worth of $590 million, according to Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2025, Jacqueline Reses profile (figures as of Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2025). That is down from a peak of $920 million.
Jacqueline Reses is an American businesswoman and investor known for Lead Bank and payments software. She is chair and CEO of Lead Bank in Kansas City, Missouri, and also leads Post House Capital, a private investment firm and family office. Her career spans banking, private equity, tech, and lending. She held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, Apax Partners, Yahoo, and Square, building a long record in finance, deals, and services for small businesses.
Her path to wealth started after she graduated from the Wharton School in 1992 and joined Goldman Sachs, where she rose to vice president. After leading iBuilding and then working at Apax Partners from 2001 to 2010, she moved into major tech jobs. At Yahoo, she led development work and helped guide transactions. At Square, she ran Square Capital from 2015 to 2020, focusing on short-term loans for small businesses before taking control of Lead Bank in 2022.
How Jacqueline Reses built her fortune
Reses built her career across finance and technology, with a focus on lending and payments software. Early on, she worked in mergers and acquisitions and principal investments at Goldman Sachs. She later became CEO of iBuilding, a real estate software company, before joining Apax Partners in 2001. There she ran the firm’s U.S. media group and served on several company boards, adding private equity experience to her background in banking and transactions.
A big part of her wealth story now centers on Lead Bank. Forbes says she is the CEO of the bank and owns a 40% stake in the Kansas City community bank and fintech firm. Before that, she held executive roles at Yahoo and Square. From 2015 to 2020, she led Square Capital, the company’s small-business lending unit. In April 2024, she said private investors valued Lead Bank at $750 million.
How Forbes has valued her wealth
Forbes has tracked major swings in Reses’s fortune in recent years. In 2021, Forbes estimated her net worth at $920 million on its America’s Richest Self-Made Women list. That estimate then fell to $390 million in 2022, and Forbes kept the same $390 million figure in 2023. Those shifts fit with how much her wealth depends on fintech and banking businesses, where private company values can change quickly.
The estimate later moved higher. Forbes put her at $530 million in 2024, then raised the latest published figure to $590 million in 2025. That rebound came during a period when Lead Bank was gaining more attention. In 2022, Reses led the acquisition of the bank and became chairman. In 2025, Lead partnered with Visa and Stripe on a platform for stablecoin-linked payment cards, tying her fortune even more closely to Lead’s growth.
Career and money timeline
- 1992
After Wharton, she joined Goldman Sachs and later became a vice president.
- 2001
She joined Apax Partners after iBuilding was sold to Realeum Software.
- 2012
She moved to Yahoo as executive vice president of people and development.
- 2015
She joined Square to lead Square Capital and became chief human resources officer.
- 2020
Her time leading Square Capital ended after work focused on small-business loans.
- 2022
She led the acquisition of Lead Bank and was named chairman.
- 2025
Lead Bank partnered with Visa and Stripe on stablecoin-linked payment cards.
Jacqueline Reses net worth FAQ
What is Jacqueline Reses's net worth?
Jacqueline Reses's net worth is an estimated $590 million, according to Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2025, Jacqueline Reses profile (Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2025). It is an estimate, not an official figure.
How did Jacqueline Reses get so rich?
The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Payments software.
Is Jacqueline Reses a billionaire?
Not by current published estimates. Jacqueline Reses is estimated at $590 million.
How has Jacqueline Reses's net worth changed?
The earliest published estimate we track is $920 million (2021, Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2021). The latest is $590 million (Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2025).
What company is most tied to Jacqueline Reses's wealth?
Lead Bank is the company most tied to her wealth. Forbes says she is the CEO and owns a 40% stake.
What kind of work made Jacqueline Reses well known?
She became known through senior roles in banking, private equity, tech, and lending. Her work at Yahoo, Square Capital, and Lead Bank stands out most.
Sources
- Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2025, Jacqueline Reses profile (June 3, 2025)
- Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2021, Jacqueline Reses profile (August 5, 2021)
- Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2022, Jacqueline Reses profile (June 14, 2022)
- Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2023, Jacqueline Reses profile (June 2023)
- Forbes America's Richest Self-Made Women 2024, Jacqueline Reses profile (May 28, 2024)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
- Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Jacqueline Reses (accessed October 25, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.
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