MICHAEL BLOOMBERG

Michael Bloomberg
Author: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, at Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, IA 2019, Creative Commons

Born February 14, 1942 in Boston, MA

Billionaire entrepreneur who co-founded his eponymous global financial information, software and media enterprise.

Also a 3 term Mayor of New York City, he reduced crime, dangerous emissions, and dramatically improved the public education system.

As a philanthropist, he’s directed upwards of $14 billion to environmental causes, education initiatives, public health and the arts.

Once an Eagle Scout, he was also the first recipient of the Genesis Prize, aka the Jewish Nobel Prize, which honors living Jewish individuals who have attained international renown.