• Tom Steyer spent 26 years running hedge fund Farallon Capital; he sold his stake in 2012 and switched his focus to politics and the environment.
  • The San Francisco resident spent some $65 million to back select Democratic candidates and environmental causes in the 2016 election cycle.
  • Steyer is a passionate advocate of clean energy and founder of the environmental group NextGen Climate.
  • Steyer and his wife, Kat Taylor, have donated tens of millions of dollars to alma maters Stanford and Yale for "advanced energy" research.
Wealth History
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#383
Forbes 400 (2014)Dropped off in 2015
Personal Stats
Age65
Source of Wealthhedge funds, Self Made
ResidenceSan Francisco, California
CitizenshipUnited States
Marital StatusSeparated
Children4
EducationMaster of Business Administration, Stanford University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University
Did you know
Steyer was captain of the soccer team at Yale University.
For years, Steyer wore the same dated red wool plaid tie nearly every work day; he told Forbes he had 8 ties of the same design.
Key Connections
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Jim Simons
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Anne Dinning
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