David Feffer Net Worth

David Feffer has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, David Feffer profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is down from a peak of $1.7 billion.

David Feffer is a Brazilian businessman and president of the board of directors of Suzano, one of Brazil's leading pulp and paper companies. Born in 1956, he is the eldest son of Max and Betty Feffer. His grandfather Leon Feffer, an immigrant, founded Suzano in 1924, and his father later pioneered the use of eucalyptus pulp to make paper. The company remains under family influence.

Feffer started working at the family company just before his eighteenth birthday. He studied law at Mackenzie University and business administration at Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and he took business courses at Columbia University, the Aspen Institute and IMD in Switzerland. He became Suzano's chief executive in 2001 but later chose to hand the role to a non-family manager. He has led the family's investment arm since 2003. He also serves on the LafargeHolcim International Consulting Council.

How David Feffer's wealth was built

Feffer's fortune comes from Suzano shares. He and his three brothers, Daniel, Jorge and Ruben, each inherited stakes in the company, and David and Daniel also sit on its board. Suzano grew into a major eucalyptus based producer, and its paper and pulp unit trades on the São Paulo stock exchange. His father had vertically integrated the business, making it the second largest eucalyptus producer in the world.

A huge deal reshaped the business in January 2019, when Suzano bought rival Fibria for about $7.5 billion. The merger created Brazil's largest paper producer, now called Suzano S.A. Beyond paper and pulp, the wider Suzano Group has been active in insurance sales, risk management and technology products.

How Forbes has valued David Feffer

Forbes put Feffer at $1.5 billion in 2019. After a year off the list, he returned at $1.7 billion in 2021. His figure then fell to $1.5 billion in 2022 and $1.2 billion in 2023, before rebounding to $1.6 billion in 2024.

Since then his estimate has gone up and down. Forbes valued him at $1.3 billion in 2025 and $1.5 billion on its 2026 World's Billionaires List. As of October 20, 2026, its real-time tracker showed $1.2 billion. Because his money is tied to Suzano stock, pulp prices and the company's results drive the swings. He also leads cultural and social groups, including the Arymax philanthropic foundation.