The World's Billionaires
#80 George Soros
Age: 76
Fortune: self made
Source: hedge funds
Net Worth: $8.5 bil
Country Of Citizenship: United States
Residence: Westchester, New York , United States, North America
Industry: Finance
Marital Status: divorced, 5 children
Education: London School of Economics, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Born in Hungary; family evaded capture by the Nazis 1940s. Studied at London School of Economics; founded Quantum Fund. Accused of "breaking" the British pound in 1992 with protégé Stanley Druckenmiller; short position netted him $1 billion. Lost several hundred million investing in Russian telecom firm Svyazinvest. Closed Quantum 2000, now manages Quantum Endowment. Committed philanthropist has given away $5 billion since 1991 via Open Society Institute and other foundations. Spent $27 million trying to unseat Bush in 2004. Author of The Alchemy of Finance (1987) published most recent tome, The Age of Fallibility, last September: explores the consequences of the war on terror
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