Michael Bloomberg

• Real Time Net Worth As of 10/15/15
• $38.8 Billion
• CEO, Bloomberg

Age

73

Source Of Wealth

Bloomberg LP, Self Made

Self-Made Score

8

Residence

New York, NY

Citizenship

United States

Marital Status

In Relationship

Children

2

Education

Bachelor of Arts / Science, Johns Hopkins University; Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Formerly America's richest politician as New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg is mostly occupied now with reinvigorating the financial data and media company bearing his name. Since returning as CEO in early 2015, he's shaken up Bloomberg News, replacing its top editor and reportedly starting to lay off as many as 100 editorial staffers, mostly on the political beat, in a move to get back to basics and focus on core business news. Bloomberg, a lifelong Democrat before running on the Republican ticket as mayor and serving three terms, still wields enormous political clout, spending millions supporting progressive issues such as gun control and women's economic development. His work has earned him some powerful supporters: In August conservative Rupert Murdoch (a fellow Forbes 400 member) publicly urged him to run for President. The former mayor has remained silent. So far Bloomberg has not officially endorsed anyone but has told the New York Times that "Hillary and Jeb are the only two who know how to make the trains run." A major philanthropist, he announced a $100 million donation in June to Cornell's New York City technology campus, bringing his overall lifetime giving to $3.7 billion. In April Mike Bloomberg reportedly paid $25 million for a second London home; he owns a variety of properties around the globe, including in the Hamptons, Manhattan, Westchester County, Colorado and Bermuda.