George Soros: Short Biography, Net Worth & Career Highlights

Complete article: Influential American investor, businessman, entrepreneur as well as philanthropist, George Soros was born on 12 August 1930, in Budapest Hungary, and is widely known as the chairman of the private firm “Soros Fund Management”, which deals with investment management. The company is also one of the primary advisors for the “Quantum Group of Funds”, a hedge fund located in the Cayman Islands and Curacao. So just how rich is George Soros, as of early 2017? According to celebrity dot money, Soros’ net worth is estimated to be over 26 billion dollars, accumulated through his many business ventures during a career which now spans over six decades. Soros managed to leave Hungary in 1947, and moved to London to study at the London School of Economics. In addition to his studies, Soros had to work as a waiter and porter, and later in a merchant bank to support himself and pay academic fees. Soros finally graduated from the LSE with a Doct