Sahil Bloom
Sahil Reddy Bloom is an American writer, investor, and former collegiate athlete.
He is the author of The 5 Types of Wealth, published in 2025, and frequently publishes content online related to finance, personal development, wealth creation, and intellectual curiosity.
Early life and education
Bloom was born to an Telugu Indian mother and an American father. He attended Stanford University, located in Stanford, California, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics and sociology in 2013 and a master's degree in public policy in 2014. While at Stanford, he was a pitcher on the university's baseball team.Career
After graduating college, Bloom worked at Altamont Capital Partners, a private-equity firm based in Palo Alto, California. He began as an analyst and later became a vice president. In this role, he worked on investments across various industries.In 2020, Bloom began sharing content on social-media platforms, primarily Twitter. His posts focused on financial literacy, productivity, and career advice. He also created a newsletter called The Curiosity Chronicle.
He later established SRB Ventures, an investment firm, and SRB Holdings, which manages his commercial ventures.
''The 5 Types of Wealth''
Bloom's first book, The 5 Types of Wealth, was released in February 2025 by Ballantine Books of the Random House family of publishers. The book outlines a model in which wealth is categorized into five types: financial, physical, mental, time, and social. The book describes strategies for evaluating each, and discusses how individuals can assess and improve over time.Criticism
In 2022, Bloom faced criticism after suggesting on social media that teenagers should seek jobs by knocking on doors and offering to buy coffee for potential employers. Critics called the advice unrealistic and potentially unsafe, particularly for minors. Others defended it as proactive job-seeking.Personal life
In 2007, Bloom met his now-wife, Elizabeth, in a high school computer lab. They were married on December 17, 2016, and gave birth to their son, Roman Reddy Bloom, on May 16, 2022.He is a recreational distance runner and completed a marathon in under three hours in 2023.