Full Name | Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
Profession(s) | • Essayist • Mathematical Statistician • Former option trader • Risk Analyst • Aphorist |
Physical Stats |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper (Semi Bald) |
Career |
Doctoral advisor | Hélyette Geman (French Academian) |
Awards | • Bruno Leoni Award • 2018: Wolfram Innovator Award for contributions to decision making under complicated and less-idealized probabilistic structures using Mathematica. |
Honorary Doctorate | 2016: An honorary doctorate from the American University of Beirut
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Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 12 September 1960 (Monday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 63 Years |
Birthplace | Amioun, Lebanon |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Nationality | Lebanese-American |
Hometown | Amioun, Lebanon |
School | Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais, Beirut, Lebanon |
College/University | • University of Paris, Paris, France • Wharton School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Educational Qualification(s) | • Bachelor of Science from the University of Paris • Master of Science from the University of Paris • MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (1983) • PhD in management science from the University of Paris (Dauphine) (1998) |
Religion | Christianity |
Food Habit | Vegetarian/Non-vegetarian |
Social Media | • Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn |
Relationships & More |
Marital Status | Married |
Marriage Date | 30 January 1988 |
Family |
Wife/Spouse | Cynthia Anne Shelton |
Children | Son- Alexander Taleb Daughter- Sarah Taleb |
Parents | Father- Nagib Taleb (A researcher in Anthropology) Mother- Minerva Ghosn (Oncologist) |
Other Relatives | Maternal Grandfather: Fouad Nicolas Ghosn (Deputy Prime Ministers of Lebanon in 1940s) Maternal Great-Grandfather: Nicolas Ghosn (Deputy Prime Ministers of Lebanon in 1970s) Paternal Grandfather: Nassim Taleb (Supreme Court Judge) Paternal great-great-great-great-grandfather: Ibrahim Taleb (Governor of Mount Lebanon in 1866) |