George Soros (/ˈsɔroʊs/[3] or /ˈsɔrɒs/; Hungarian: Soros György; Hungarian: [ˈʃoroʃ]; born August 12, 1930, as Schwartz György) is a Hungarian-born American[4] business magnate,[5][6] investor, philanthropist, and author. He is chairman of Soros Fund Management. He is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" because of his short sale of US$10 billion worth of pounds, making him a profit of $1 billion during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis.[7][8][9] Soros is one of the 30 richest people in the world.[10]
Soros is a well known supporter of progressive–liberal political causes.[11] Between 1979 and 2015 Soros donated more than $11 billion to various philanthropic causes.[12][13] He played a significant role in the peaceful transition from communism to capitalism in Eastern Europe (1984–89)[8] and provided one of Europe's largest higher education endowments to Central European University in Budapest.[14] Soros is also the chairman of the Open Society Foundations.
Soros is a well known supporter of progressive–liberal political causes.[11] Between 1979 and 2015 Soros donated more than $11 billion to various philanthropic causes.[12][13] He played a significant role in the peaceful transition from communism to capitalism in Eastern Europe (1984–89)[8] and provided one of Europe's largest higher education endowments to Central European University in Budapest.[14] Soros is also the chairman of the Open Society Foundations.
| Born | Schwartz György 12 August 1930 Budapest, Hungary |
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| Ethnicity | Jewish | ||
| Citizenship | Hungary, United States[1] | ||
| Alma mater | London School of Economics, (B.Sc., Ph.D.) | ||
| Occupation | Chairman of Soros Fund Management Chairman of the Open Society Foundations Founder and adviser of the Quantum Fund |
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| Employer | Soros Fund Management Open Society Foundations |
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| Net worth | US$24.5 billion (November 2015)[2] | ||
| Spouse(s) | Annaliese Witschak (1960–1983; divorced; 3 children) Susan Weber Soros (1983–2005; divorced; 2 children) Tamiko Bolton (2013–present) |
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| Children | Robert, Andrea, Jonathan, Alexander, Gregory | ||
| Website | georgesoros |
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