Ben Sharfi Net Worth 2026: CEO of General Micro Systems

Ben Sharfi is the CEO and chief architect of General Micro Systems (GMS), a Rancho Cucamonga, California, maker of rugged computers for the U.S. military. He is also a Florida investor whose holdings include restaurants, a private jet charter, an organic farm and the Buccaneer Marina & Resort in West Palm Beach, according to Florida Trend. No reputable outlet has published a net worth figure for him.

What is Ben Sharfi's Net Worth?

There is no reliable published estimate. This page used to say $50 million, but that figure had no source, so we have removed it.

His wealth is clearly tied to privately held businesses. GMS is a private defense-electronics company that does not report revenue, and the Florida assets sit in private companies. Some are known from news coverage: a marina resort, restaurants, an aviation charter business and a working farm in Martin County. None has a published valuation, so any precise number for his net worth is a guess.

Ben Sharfi's Yearly Earning, Monthly Income, and Salary?

His pay has never been published. The yearly, monthly and daily income figures that used to be here had no source and have been removed. As owner-operator of private companies, his income would come from salary and profits at GMS and his other businesses, none of which disclose financials.

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General Micro Systems

GMS says it has been in business since 1979 and that all of its products are designed and made in the United States, according to the company's website. It builds small, rugged computers and servers used in military vehicles, aircraft and battlefield systems. Sharfi writes technical articles for the company under the title CEO and chief architect, which is the likely source of the old page's mistaken claim that he is a building architect. He is not; his work is computer design.

He is the public face of the company's product launches. At the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) show in October 2022 he introduced the X9 Spider, which GMS billed as the smallest battlefield mission computer with a full CPU, GPU, storage and high-speed I/O, according to Military Embedded Systems.

Florida Businesses and Property

• Buccaneer Marina & Resort in West Palm Beach, listed by Florida Trend among his holdings.
• Restaurants and a private jet charter business, also per Florida Trend.
• Nesha Farms, an organic farm in Martin County. He told WPTV the farm covered about 30 acres, employed 25 people and housed 70 animal species.
• Home in Sewall's Point on the St. Lucie River, where he built a dock structure strong enough for a helicopter, as TCPalm reported.

Legal Cases in the News

Wetlands case. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accused Nesha Farms of filling wetlands without a federal permit under the Clean Water Act. Sharfi called the investigation an overreach and said the wetlands were miles from the creek and river the Corps cited. He had bought 10 acres next to the farm, set aside a wetland of about two acres and obtained a state permit to fill some seasonal ditches. The Corps sued his farm company and lost, Florida Trend reported in April 2026. His lawyer, Neal McAliley of Carlton Fields, said the ruling limits when Florida landowners need a federal permit to work in wetlands.

Helipad dispute. In 2019 he sued the Town of Sewall's Point after officials said a town ordinance barred him from using a helipad at the end of his dock, TCPalm reported. He argued the pad was for emergencies, including for his elderly mother who lived with him, and offered to settle if he could use it at least 50 times a year. We found no reliable report of the final outcome.

Early Life & Family

Florida Trend describes Sharfi as an Israeli immigrant. His birth date, schooling and early career have not been published by a reliable source. The old version of this page said he came from a family of architects and described his marriage; neither claim had a source and both have been removed. At a 2019 town meeting reported by TCPalm, he said his mother lived with him; other family details are private and we do not speculate about them.

Education

An earlier version of this page said he holds a master's degree from Cal Poly Pomona. We could not confirm that in any reliable source, so it is no longer stated as fact. If GMS or a credible outlet publishes his education, we will add it.

Age, Height, Weight

His age, height and weight have not been published by a reliable source. The figures on the old page (72 years old, 5 feet 6 inches, 80 kg) were unsourced and have been removed.

Why There Is No Reliable Figure

Everything Sharfi owns that has been reported is private: a defense contractor, a resort, restaurants, a charter operator and a farm. Private companies do not file public accounts, and no outlet has estimated his stake or the value of these assets. Until one does, the honest answer is that his net worth is unknown, even though his business footprint is well documented. For another founder-led company profile, see Bruce Fenton.