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George Soros [a] (born György Schwartz; August 12, 1930) [1] [2] is an American [b] investor and philanthropist. [7] [8] As of October 2023, he had a net worth of US$6.7 billion, [9] [10] having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, [11] of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune.
Soros was not on hand to receive the award in person, and the honor was accepted on his behalf by his son and political heir, Alex Soros. “Born into a Jewish family in Hungary, George Soros ...
Soros, who founded the Open Society Foundations, has contributed more than $32 billion to his organization, which supports a variety of human rights and pro-democracy causes, according to his website.
The White House said Clinton, Soros and the 17 other recipients of the prestigious award are “individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the ...
Soros Fund Management, LLC is a privately held American investment management firm. It is structured as a family office, but formerly as a hedge fund.The firm was founded in 1970 by George Soros [1] and, in 2010, was reported to be one of the most profitable firms in the hedge fund industry, [2] averaging a 20% annual rate of return over four decades. [3]
Soros: The Life and Times of a Messianic Billionaire is a non-fiction book by Michael T. Kaufman released by Random House in 2002, that illuminates the early life, education, work, and controversial philanthropy of George Soros, a man considered by many to be one of the most enigmatic yet globally influential financiers of his era.
The obituary goes on to explain that Soros, who is Jewish and was born in 1930, "survived World War Two and then emigrated to Great Britain," where he "landed his first job in the financial ...
But speaking of his decision to turn over the foundation and the rest of his $25 billion empire to his 37-year-old son, who goes by Alex, the elder Soros said: "He's earned it."