Michael Bloomberg
1942 – ? American businessman, politician, philanthropist
Media entrepreneur and former New York mayor.
- Religion
- Jewish.
- Affiliations
- Founded the financial data firm Bloomberg LP; served three terms as Mayor of New York City; funds Bloomberg Philanthropies. Ran for president in 2020.
Michael Rubens Bloomberg built a financial information empire after being pushed out of Salomon Brothers. He served twelve years as mayor of New York and became a major funder of climate, health and gun-control causes. He briefly sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
Connections
- ally of Warren Buffett — Both co-signers of large philanthropic pledges.