THE $126 BILLION PHOTOGRAPH
In this epic group photo taken on June 26, 2012 by Michael Prince for
Forbes Magazine, we see twelve well known philanthropists with a total
net worth of $126 billion. This photograph, which graces the cover of
the 30th anniversary issue of the Forbes 400, crowned an incredible
event. In June, 161 billionaires and near-billionaires came together in
New York at the Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy, a chance for the most
successful people on the planet to use their resources and the mind-set
that built that success to try to solve the world’s most intractable
problems.
From left to right we
have: Warren Buffett (who has pledged 99% of his net worth to charity),
Oprah Winfrey, Bill & Melinda Gates (who have given away an
estimated $28 billion so far), Peter Peterson, Leon Black, Jon Bon Jovi
(who Forbes ranked the most charitable celebrity last year), Marc
Beinoff (pledged $100 million toward a new Children’s Hospital), David
Rubenstein, Steve Case, and Marc & Laura Andreessen (who has pledged
to give away more than half of his VC earnings).
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