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In 2006 the Los Angeles Times named Bren as both the most powerful and wealthiest person in Southern California, [17] and the Orange County Business Journal named him "Businessperson of the Year" based on the company's office expansion, new building construction, and Bren being recognized for his conservation efforts by the federal government. [46]
Nelson has committed to the Giving Pledge, a campaign led by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates to encourage the wealthiest people in the United States to make a commitment to give most of their wealth to philanthropic causes. [21] He is on the board of the Newport Festivals Foundation. He is an avid sailor and big mountain skier. [3]
The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982. The combined net worth of the 2020 class of the 400 richest Americans was $3.2 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion in 2017. [1] As of March 2023, there were 735 billionaires in the United States. [2]
Griffin was the richest person in Illinois before following his hedge fund, Citadel, to Miami. Forbes says the graduate school of Arts and Sciences at Harvard will bear his name following a $300 ...
Three California residents are among the 10 richest people in the world, according to Forbes. Silicon Valley icons Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Larry Page had a combined net worth of $432 ...
Also See: The 30 Safest and Richest US Cities To Live in 2024 San Mateo County has an average household income over $200,000, and the typical home costs nearly $2 million. California has a number ...
According to Forbes, Yass had a net worth of $27.6 billion in April 2024 [1] which grew to $49.6 billion by September 2024 [2] and is the richest man in Pennsylvania. [3] He is a registered Libertarian [4] who gives money to conservative super-PACs including Club for Growth Action and the Protect Freedom Political Action Committee. [3]
Bill Gates. Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft -- then called Micro-Soft -- with his childhood friend Paul Allen in 1975. He left his daily job at the software company that made him rich in 2008 to ...