Last Updated: 06 Jun, 2023 | Views: 581
Age: 82
Profession: Business Men
Other Profession(s): Politician, Author, Philanthropist
Famous For: Co-founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P.
Higher Education: Johns Hopkins University (BS), Harvard University (MBA)
Net Worth: US$94.5 Billion
About (Profile/Biography):
Michael Rubens Bloomberg is a prominent American novelist, politician, businessman, and philanthropist. He serves as Bloomberg L.P.'s CEO and main shareholder. He campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2020 election while serving as mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013. Since June 2022, he has presided over the Defense Innovation Board, an impartial advisory panel that advises the US Department of Defense on issues related to digital transformation, software, data, and artificial intelligence. Having become the third Jewish mayor of the city, Bloomberg is the 108th mayor of New York City.
Career:
In 1973: Bloomberg rose to the position of general partner at Salomon Brothers, a sizable Wall Street investment bank, where he oversaw securities trading and later systems development.
In 2000: Bloomberg was inaugurated as New York's 108th mayor.
In 2004: His speech at the Republican National Convention was an endorsement of George W. Bush's reelection.
In 2008: He was widely mentioned as a potential centrist presidential candidate.
In 2016: Bloomberg spoke to Hillary Clinton as "the appropriate decision" in a speech he gave at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
Achievements and Awards:
In 2003: Bloomberg has been recognized as a leader in global capital markets by the Yale School of Management.
In 2007: Bloomberg was ranked 39th in Time's 100 most influential people in the world.
In 2016: Bloomberg has been appointed as the Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases for the World Health Organization.
Unknown Facts:
In 2003, while still in office, Bloomberg outlawed smoking in all NYC pubs and restaurants. In 2011, he subsequently extended the prohibition to cover parks, beaches, marinas, boardwalks, and pedestrian plazas.
He received widespread derision for trying to limit sugary soft drinks to to 16 ounces. The "soda ban" was ultimately overturned by the New York Supreme Court.
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