Dr Anthony Fauci’s net worth almost doubled during the years spanning the COVID-19 pandemic according to financial disclosure forms obtained through litigation by a nonprofit government watchdog.

“The Fauci household disclosed net worth increased from $7.6 million (Jan. 1, 2019) to over $12.6 million (Dec. 31, 2021),” according to OpenTheBooks.org (OTB) chairman Adam Andrzejewski, writing on Substack, about the financial position of the famous director of the National Institutes for Health’s (NIH) National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Fauci is also Chief Medical Adviser to President Joe Biden and held a similar position under President Donald Trump from the outset of the pandemic in 2020.

He is the highest-paid federal employee as well, earning more than $456,000 in 2021 in compensation. His federal salary increased to $480,000 annually in 2022, giving him higher earnings than the president, vice-president and Supreme Court justices.

“During the ongoing pandemic year of 2021, the Fauci’s household income, perks and benefits, and unrealized investment gains totaled $2,832,876—including federal income and benefits of $903,497; outside royalties and travel perks totaling $919,205; and $910,174 in investment gains,” Andrzejewski wrote.