Kashyap Patel

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FBI Director Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel’s estimated net worth is $6 million, according to financial disclosures analyzed by financial publications Forbes and Business Insider.
 
Financial Breakdown

1. Disclosed Net Worth: Official documents submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee list his exact net worth as more than $5.9 million.
2. Recent Income: He declared over $2.6 million in income during the 2024 fiscal year.
3. Primary Wealth Drivers: His earnings stem from his consulting firm, Trishul LLC, alongside book royalties, paid speaking events, and corporate board seats.

Asset Holdings: Disclosures show stock holdings of up to $5 million in retail company EliteDepot, up to $250,000 in NVIDIA, and up to $250,000 in Bitcoin mining operations.

Trishul
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Trishul LLC is the private consulting firm owned and operated by Patel. He has served as its managing member since establishing the company in February 2021.
 
Core Purpose and Business Model

1. Focus Area: The firm is registered as a “National Security, Defense, and Intelligence Consulting” business.
2. Primary Income Source: Trishul LLC served as Patel’s primary financial vehicle between his roles in the first and second Trump administrations. The firm generated over $2.1 million in income during the 2024 fiscal year alone.
3. Current Status: In compliance with federal ethics agreements, the business was placed on inactive status upon Patel’s confirmation as FBI Director.

 
Prominent Clients
Government financial disclosures reveal that Trishul LLC represented a mix of domestic political organizations, private entities, and foreign interests, including:

1. The Embassy of Qatar: The firm provided security, counterterrorism advisory services, and election monitoring to the Qatari government leading up to and after the 2022 World Cup.
2. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG): Trishul consulted for the parent company of Truth Social, where Patel also held a corporate board seat.
3. Save America PAC: Patel provided consulting to Trump’s primary leadership political action committee.
4. CSGM: The firm conducted consulting work for this Czech-based international defense and financial services company.
5. Media Entities: The roster included contracts with a Kremlin-connected Russian filmmaker and the Chinese e-commerce giant Shein. [1, 2, 3]

​Trishul LLC has been a focal point of political debate. Watchdog groups like Public Citizen have pressured the Department of Justice to investigate whether Trishul LLC’s foreign advisory contracts—specifically its representation of the Qatari government—legally required registration under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

Education
Garden City High School Long Island
Univ of Richmond (VA) BA Criminal Justice, History
University College London (UK) Certificate Int'l Law
Pace University School of Law (NY) JD

Experience
He does not have the traditional background experience of a law enforcement officer (sheriff, police officer, or special agent) or military service.