- Source of Wealth: Business – Private Equity (Rhône Group)
- Age: 66
- Birth Place: Rochester, New York
- Marital Status: Divorced (Mathilde Favier)
- Full Name: Robert Frank Agostinelli
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: May 21, 1953
- Ethnicity: Italian
- Occupation: Chairman and Co-founder of the Rhône Group and Co-founder of the Friends of Israel Initiative
- Education: Columbia University and St. John Fisher College
- Children: 4 (Giovanni, Massimo, Heloise and Carlo)
Italian-American businessman, Robert Agostinelli has a net worth of $1 billion. Agostinelli made his fortune through Rhône Group, a private equity firm he co-founded in 1995 with Steven Langman, owning 50% and managing over $8.5 billion. He is a friend of Nicolas Sarkozy, George Bush, and José María Aznar. Although he is based in New York, Robert Agostinelli owns houses in Paris, London and also a collector of wine and art.
Agostinelli also supports numerous right-wing causes. He is a founding member of the Friends of Israel Initiative and the Council on Foreign Relations. He considers Nicolas Sarkozy, George Bush as well as José María Aznar as his close friends. Even if he is based in New York, he also maintains homes in London and Paris and is an avid collector of wine and art.