Herbert Wertheim

Herbert A. Wertheim is an American optometrist, inventor, billionaire businessman, and philanthropist. He is the founder and president of Brain Power Incorporated. 

• Herbert “Herbie” Wertheim is an optometrist and inventor who built a fortune over five decades of investing in stocks.
• Wertheim, who is dyslexic and struggled in school, joined the U.S. Navy at age 17 after facing truancy charges.
• He founded and still runs Brain Power Inc., a manufacturer of optical tints for eyeglasses; it holds more than 100 patents and copyrights.
• Since 1970, he has invested his profits from Brain Power into the stock market and is the largest individual shareholder in aerospace firm Heico.
• A product of the public education system, Wertheim has donated $100 million to Florida’s public universities and is a signee of the Giving Pledge.