Networth Of George Soros

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Networth Of George Soros

George Soros is now one of the world’s wealthiest individuals and one of history’s most successful investors.

George Soros is an American/Hungarian entrepreneur, investor, author, and humanitarian. His Hungary name, ‘Soros,’ is thought to have led to his success because it means “successor.”

George Soros: Early Life & Biography

George Soros born Gorgy Schwartz on August 12, 1930, was bred in Germany by his Jewish parents, who later migrated to England. He pursued his education and graduated with a degree and a master’s in philosophy at the London School of Economics.

George Soros: Personal Life

Soros married his current wife Susan Weber in 2013 after divorcing his previous wives, namely Susan Weber and Annaliese Witschak. He has five children with them who are; Robert Daniel (b.1963), Andrea Colombel (b.1965), Jonathan Tivadar (b.1970), Alexander (b.1985), and Gregory James (b.1988).

George Soros: Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on August 12, 1930, George Soros is 92 years old as of 2022. His height is 1.75 m tall, and his weight is 79 Kg.

George Soros: Career

Soros’s first occupation was as a wholesaler, where he worked as a driven salesperson after a lack of a job since his graduation. Before settling for a job in a bank in 1954, at Singer and Friedlander, he struggled to pass interviews as many employers disgraced him. He moiled at his workplace as a mere clerk, wherein in 1956; he shifted to New York to work for F.M. Mayer as an arbitrage merchant up to 1959. He continued his career at Wertheim & Co, where he worked as an analyst.

Between 1963 and 1969, George worked at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder firm as the vice president, where he invested a lot, making more profit for the company. He launched Soros Fund Management in 1970 and became the CEO, before that, he had founded yet another firm in the previous year, which at some point became difficult for him to manage the two. After renaming one of his funds to ‘Quantum Fund,’ the companies continued to grow, earning him a lot, which augmented his net worth.

Being a businessman and an investor he involved himself in other businesses like; the pound short in 1992 which dealt with fumigating pounds for months and also the Société Générale insider trade in 1988 where the owner approached him to buy the shares. Earlier this year in Macedonia, he started a campaign known as ‘stop operation Soros, ’ which seeks to give feedback on how he performs globally.

George Soros: Awards & Achievements

His first award was his degree in 1980 from oxford and other universities. In 2000 he gained a Yale International Centre prize from the school mainframe where later in 1995, he got a degree in economics from bologna university. He has been inducted into Institutional Investors Alpha’s Hedge Fund Hall of Fame and recognized among the top 20 greatest managers.

George Soros: Net Worth in 2022

George Soros’s net worth amounts to $10 billion as of October 2022.