$8 Billion | Rank #254 Who is Laurent Dassault In 1991 after 13 years in banking, Serge joined Dassault Groupe, the family’s aerospace and software conglomerate. He is now co-managing director. He also serves as director of Artcurial, the family’s art auction house, which auctions horses and real estate, …
$1 Billion | Rank #2076 Who is George Yancopoulos He received his M.D. and Ph.D. from Columbia University and became a professor of biology by age 28. Regeneron was cofounded by now-billionaire Leonard Schleifer in 1988. Yancopoulos joined the next year. Yancopoulos led the invention of seven approved drugs …
$6 Billion | Rank #431 Who is Jian Jun IMEIK listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in September 2020, in an IPO that raised more than $530 million. Jian worked for the state-owned China National Cereals Oils and Foodstuffs Import and Export Corp. early in her career. Coming from …
$5 Billion | Rank #490 Who is Andrew Currie The Cambridge University natural sciences grad started his career at BP Chemicals, spending 15 years in technical and managerial roles. He later became a director at Inspec Group, the former parent company of Ineos, until it was acquired by another …
$4 Billion | Rank #665 Who is Jim Davis He founded Allegis (then called Aerotek) in 1983 with his cousin Steve Bisciotti, who is also a billionaire. Allegis now has offices on four continents and boasts an annual revenue of $12.3 billion. Through Redwood Capital, the cousins also invest …
$2 Billion | Rank #1292 Who is Kalanithi Maran Sun is now a regional television heavyweight with 33 channels reaching more than 95 million households in India. Sun’s reach also extends to the south Indian diaspora in 27 countries around the world. Maran’s other interests include newspapers, radio and …
$1 Billion | Rank #2448 Who is Xiong Jun & family Xiong has been investing in Shanghai Junshi Biosciences since January 2013. Xiong obtained an MBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 2007. Coming from an average or middle class family, Xiong Jun & family is …
$5 Billion | Rank #601 Who is Leonid Boguslavsky One of his first investments was an early bet on Russian search engine firm Yandex, on which he apparently made 400 times his initial money upon exit. RTP has invested in 90 companies, five of which became multibillion dollar public …
$14 Billion | Rank #130 Who is Aliko Dangote He owns 85% of publicly-traded Dangote Cement through a holding company. Dangote Cement has the capacity to produce 48.6 million metric tons annually and has operations in 10 countries across Africa. After many years in development, Dangote’s fertilizer plant in …
