Sheldon Gary Adelson was born August 4,
1933) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the
chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns
Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and is the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited
which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and
Convention Center. He also has a daily newspaper Israel Hayom Israel. Adelson,
a lifelong donors and philanthropists for various reasons, founded with his
wife initiatives Adelson Foundation. Until July 2014, Adelson was listed by
Forbes as having a fortune of $ 36.4 billion, and as the 8th richest person in
the world. Adelson is also a major contributor to the Republican Party
candidate, which has led to ever greater influence in his party.
Jim Walton (sometimes
James Carr,[1] born June 7, 1948)[5] is the youngest son of Sam Walton, the
founder of world's largest retailer Wal-Mart. On the 2015 Forbes list of world
billionaires, Jim Walton is ranked at #9 with a net worth of $40.6 billion. On
September 28, 2005, Walton replaced his deceased brother, John, on the Wal-Mart
Board of Directors. He is currently on the Strategic Planning and Finance
committees. He is also CEO of his family owned Arvest Bank and chairman of
newspaper firm Community Publishers Inc. (CPI) owned by Jim Walton himself but
founded by his father Sam Walton after acquiring the local newspaper the Benton
County Daily Record, both operating in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. He has
pledged about $2 billion to the Walton Family Foundation along with his siblings
from 2008 to 2013. He is currently ranked at #10 on the 2014 Forbes list of
billionaires with a net worth of $34.7 billion that has increased by $3
billion. On the 2013 Forbes 400 list of the richest people in America he is
ranked at #7.
Carlos Slim Helu was born January 2, 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest man in the world. Known as the "Warren Buffett Mexico", .Slim has extensive holdings in a large number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso, SA de CV, has garnered interest in the field of communications, real estate, airlines, media, technology, retail, and financial. At this time, Slim is chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and America Movil. America Movil, which is the largest mobile phone carrier in Latin America in 2010. The Wealth Slim in March 2015 is estimated at US $ 71.2 billion
Warren Edward Buffett was born August 30, 1930) is an
American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is the most
successful investor of the 20th century. Buffett is the chairman, CEO and
largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, and is consistently ranked among the
world's richest man. He was ranked as the richest man in the world in 2008] and
as the third richest in 2011. In 2012 Time named Buffett one of the most
influential people in the world.
Buffett called "Wizard of Omaha" or the
"Oracle of Omaha",] or the "Sage of Omaha" and is famous
for its adherence to the value investing and for his personal frugality despite
his immense wealth.] Buffett is famous philanthropist, has pledged to give 99
percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Gates Foundation.
On 11 April, 2012, he was diagnosed with cancer which he successfully completed
treatment in September 2012.
Amancio Ortega Gaona was born March
28, 1936) is a Spanish fashion executive and founding chairman of the fashion
group Inditex, best known for clothing and accessories chain grocery store
Zara. In March 2015, he was listed as the fourth richest person in the world by
Forbes, with a net worth of USD $ 62600000000. Bloomberg Billionaire Index in
March 2014 Amancio Ortega Gaona listed as the fourth richest person in the
world with reported assets of USD $ 57000000000.] He was listed as the third
richest person in the world by Hurun Report in February 2014, with a net worth
of USD $ 62000000000. He lives with his second wife in an apartment building in
Galicia, Spain
Charles de Ganahl Koch (/ koʊk /; born
November 1, 1935) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the
co-owner, board chairman and chief executive officer of Koch Industries, while
his brother David H. Koch served as Executive Vice President. Charles and David
each own 42% of the conglomerate. . Brothers inherited the business from their
father, Fred C. Koch, then grow the business [4] Originally engaged exclusively
in oil refining and chemicals, Koch Industries now includes process and
pollution control equipment and technologies; polymers and fibers; mineral;
steel; commodity trading and services; forest and consumer products; and
livestock. Business that produces a variety of well-known brands, such as
Stainmaster carpet, Lycra brand spandex fiber, Quilted Northern tissue and
Dixie Cup.
Christy Ruth Walton (born 1955) is an American
philanthropist. She is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam
Walton, the founder of Walmart. After John's death in June 2005, she inherited
his fortune of US$18.2 billion. Profiled by Condé Nast Portfolio magazine in
The Giving Index, she is ranked as the highest female philanthropist according
to the amount she gives as a percentage of her wealth. At a then estimated
$16.3 billion net worth, she contributed a total of $3.5 million cumulatively
between 2002 and 2006. Non-profit organizations in which Walton is actively
serving include the national association of trustees and staff, corporate
giving officers, and individual donors of The Philanthropy Roundtable. The San
Diego Natural History Museum, where she is a board member, as well as the San
Diego Zoological Society and the Mingei International Museum are also
institutions to which she makes donations.
Lawrence
Joseph "Larry" Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American
programmer, internet entrepreneur, traveler, businessman and philanthropist. He
was the CEO of software company Oracle Corporation between base in 1977 and
2014. In 2014, he was listed by Forbes as the third richest person in America,
and as the fifth richest person in the world, with a fortune of $ 56.2 billion.
Ellison
was born in New York City but grew up in Chicago. He studied at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Chicago without graduating
before moving to California in 1966. While working at Ampex Corporation in the
early 1970s, he was influenced by Edgar F. Codd research on the design of a
relational database, which in 1977 led to the formation of what became Oracle.
Oracle database vendors and managed to mid-low range system, competing with
Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server, which led to Ellison listed by Forbes as the
richest California in 2006.
Ellison
has donated up to 1% of their wealth to charity and has signed the Giving
Pledge. In addition to his work at Oracle, Ellison had success in yachting,
with BMW Oracle Racing, and is a licensed pilot who has two military jets.
David
Hamilton Koch was born May 3, 1940) is an American businessman, philanthropist,
and political activist, and chemical engineers. He joined the family business
Koch Industries, a conglomerate which is the second largest privately owned
company in the United States, in 1970. He became president of a subsidiary of
Koch Engineering in 1979, and became co-owners of Koch Industries, the older
brother of Charles, on 1983. He is currently the Executive Vice President.
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