#71 George Soros (Hedge Funds)

Name: George Soros
Fortune: Self Made (Hedge Funds)
Net Worth: 7.2 Billion
Industry: Finance
Billionaire World Rank: #71

Book: The Alchemy of Finance

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Book: Open Society - Reforming Global Capitalism

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From Forbes:
"Famed financier failed in crusade to defeat President Bush in 2004 after donating more than $25 million to anti-Bush groups MoveOn.org and America Coming Together. Hungarian-born, fled Nazis, attended London School of Economics. Founded Quantum Fund 1969. Currency speculator made $1 billion "breaking" British pound in 1992. Closed Quantum in 2000; now managing $8.3 billion (assets) Quantum Endowment Fund."