Michael Bloomberg

Michael Rubens “Mike” Bloomberg is an American politician, businessman, and author. As of November 2019, his net worth was estimated at $58 billion, making him the 9th richest person in the United States and the 14th richest person in the world.

• Michael Bloomberg cofounded financial information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981.
• He put in the seed funding for the company and now owns 88% of the business, which has estimated revenues of $10 billion.
• After earning his M.B.A. from Harvard, Bloomberg got a job in 1966 in “The Cage” at Salomon Brothers, where he counted out securities by hand.
• He worked his way up to general partner but was fired in 1981 after 15 years at Salomon.
• An active philanthropist, he has donated $8 billion to gun control, climate change and other causes.
• The mayor of New York City for 12 years, Bloomberg is one of just four individuals to have served that long.