Harvard has no doubt produced a lot successful people, including the richest person that graduates from Harvard university are far more than just the number of those produced by other schools in the world. Harvard University in the US has been recorded to produce 1,088 centi-millionaires which constitutes 3.8% of the world’s centi-millionaires.
The school, by its name has a lot of groundbreaking records to its name. That is why we will making sure we give you the full list of some of those who by chance and merit have passed through its grace and then have become known today in the world as some of the richest individuals in the globe.
Across the global business environment, one person has proven to be the richest person that graduates from Harvard and he is by far leading others since then. The name of this tycoon remains Michael Bloomberg! Below are the few names we have gathered:
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Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg (MBA ’66) is the founder, CEO, and president of Bloomberg and the former three-term mayor of New York City. There has been dome controversy around how much he is truly worth as a former student of Harvard. However, it was recorded that, with a net worth of $ 57.5 Billion, Bloomberg earned his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the university in 1966. Currently, it is also summed that his net worth is estimated at $45.4 billion.
Michael Bloomberg has no doubt served as chair of the Defense Innovation Board, an independent advisory board that provides recommendations on artificial intelligence, software, data and digital modernization to the United States Department of Defense, since June 2022.
He was born in February 14, 1942 in the city of Boston where he lived with his family. He grew up in Medford, Massachusetts, and graduated from Johns Hopkins University and Harvard Business School. He began his career at the securities brokerage firm Salomon Brothers before forming his own company in 1981.
That company, Bloomberg L.P., is a financial information, software and media firm that is known for its Bloomberg Terminal. Bloomberg spent the next twenty years as its chairman and CEO. As of April 2023, Forbes ranked him as the seventh-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$94.5 billion.
He is also politically active in the United States of America even till date.
Others Are:
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Ernesto Bertarelli
Bertarelli (MBA ’93) is the chairman of Waypoint Capital, and part of the wealthy family that owned Serona, the biotech giant that was sold to Merck in 2007 for $9 billion. His net worth is estimated at $9.6 billion.
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Jorge Paulo Lemann
Lemann (BA ’61) is director and one of the founding partners of 3G Capital. His net worth is estimated at $28.8 billion.
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George Kaiser
Kaiser (BA ’64, MBA ’66) is the president, CEO, and primary owner of GBK Corp., an oil and gas company that is based in Oklahoma. His net worth is estimated at $11.5 billion.
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Hansjörg Wyss
Wyss (MBA ’65) is a native of Switzerland who now lives in Wyoming and serves as chairman of the Wyss Foundation, a philanthropic group devoted to medicine, education, the arts, and land preservation, among other things. His net worth is estimated at $13 billion.
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Ray Dalio
Dalio (MBA ’73) is the chairman and founder of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds. His net worth is estimated at $16.3 billion.
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Stephen Schwarzman
Schwarzman (MBA ’72) is chairman, CEO, and co-founder of the global asset management firm the Blackstone Group. His net worth is estimated at $10.9 billion.
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Len Blavatnik
Blavatnik (MBA ’89) is the founder and chairman of Access Industries, which has interests in natural resources, media, venture capital, and real estate around the globe. His net worth is estimated at $17.3 billion.
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Steve Ballmer
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Carlos Alberto Sicupira
