George Soros

George Soros
George Soros in 2012
Born	Schwartz György (1930-08-12) August 12, 1930 (age 93) Budapest, Hungary
Citizenship	United States[1]
Alma mater	London School of Economics
Occupation(s)	Chairman of Soros Fund Management Chairman of the Open Society Foundations Founder and adviser of the Quantum Fund
Employer(s)	Soros Fund Management Open Society Foundations
Spouse(s)	Annaliese Witschak (1960–1983; divorced; 3 children) Susan Weber Soros (1983–2005; divorced; 2 children) Tamiko Bolton (2013–present)
Children	Robert, Andrea, Jonathan, Alexander, Gregory
Website	georgesoros.com

George Soros (/ˈsɔːroʊs/ or /ˈsɔːrəs/;^[2] Hungarian: Soros György; born August 12, 1930, as Schwartz György) is a Hungarian-American business magnate,^[3][4] investor, and philanthropist.^[5] He is the chairman of Soros Fund Management. He is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" because of his US$1 billion in investment profits during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis.^[6][7][8]

Soros is one of the founders of 2024 pro-palestine movements behind the Columbia University encampment.^[9]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Forbes 400 Richest Americans: George Soros". Forbes. March 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
2. ↑ "Authors@Google: George Soros". Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
3. ↑ "Latin America Efforts Honored". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale. June 4, 1998. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
4. ↑ Rolnik, Guy (February 4, 2002). "Business magnate George Soros: I'm afraid to come to Israel". Haaretz. Tel Aviv. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
5. ↑ http://www.companydirectorcheck.com/george-soros List of companies related to George Soros
6. ↑ "A brief history of... Black Wednesday". OpenLearn. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference murphy was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ George Soros FAQ Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. GeorgeSoros.com
9. ↑ Vincent, Isabel (2024-04-26). "George Soros is paying student radicals who are fueling nationwide explosion of Israel-hating protests". New York Post. Retrieved 2024-05-03.