Forbes says the research that when into compiling the rankings began in early 2006 and ended on Feb. 9, 2007.
1. William Gates III, Washington, 51, $56, Microsoft 2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 76, $52, Berkshire Hathaway 3. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, 67, $49, telecom 4. Ingvar Kamprad and family, Sweden, 80, $33, Ikea 5. Lakshmi Mittal, India, 56, $32, steel 6. Sheldon Adelson, Nevada, 73, $26.5, casinos, hotels 7. Bernard Arnault, France, 58, $26, LVMH 8. Amancio Ortega, Spain, 71, $24, Zara 9. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 78, $23, diversified 10. David Thomson and family, Canada, 49, $22, inheritance 11. Lawrence Ellison, California, 62, $21.5, Oracle 12. Liliane Bettencourt, France, 84, $20.7, L'Oreal 13. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, 50, $20.3, investments 14. Mukesh Ambani, India, 49, $20.1, petrochemicals 15. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 87, $20, Aldi 16. Roman Abramovich, Russia, 40, $18.7, oil 17. Stefan Persson, Sweden, 59, $18.4, Hennes & Mauritz 18. Anil Ambani, India, 47, $18.2, diversified 19. Paul Allen, Washington, 54, $18, Microsoft, investments 20. Theo Albrecht, Germany, 84, $17.5, Aldi, Trader Joe's 21. Azim Premji, India, 61, $17.1, software 22. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 79, $17, real estate 23. Jim Walton, Arkansas, 59, $16.8, Wal-Mart 24. Christy Walton and family, Wyoming, 52, $16.7, Wal-Mart inheritance 24. S. Robson Walton, Arkansas, 63, $16.7, Wal-Mart 26. Sergey Brin, California, 33, $16.6, Google 26. Larry Page, California, 34, $16.6, Google 26. Alice Walton, Texas, 57, $16.6, Wal-Mart 29. Helen Walton, Arkansas, 87, $16.4, Wal-Mart 30. Michael Dell, Texas, 42, $15.8, Dell 31. Steven Ballmer, Washington, 51, $15, Microsoft 31. Kirk Kerkorian, California, 89, $15, investments, casinos 31. Raymond, Thomas and Walter Kwok, Hong Kong, ages unknown, $15, real estate 34. Francois Pinault, France, 70, $14.5, retail 35. Suleiman Kerimov, Russia, 41, $14.4, stocks 36. Vladimir Lisin, Russia, 50, $14.3, steel 37. Jack Taylor and family, Missouri, 84, $13.9, Enterprise Rent-A-Car 38. Vladimir Potanin, Russia, 46, $13.5, metals 38. Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia, 41, $13.5, metals 40. Oleg Deripaska, Russia, 39, $13.3, aluminum 40. Michael Otto and family, Germany, 63, $13.3, retail 42. Carl Icahn, New York, 71, $13, leveraged buyouts 42. Abigail Johnson, Massachusetts, 45, $13, Fidelity 44. Adolf Merckle, Germany, 72, $12.8, drugs 45. Barbara Cox Anthony, Hawaii, 83, $12.6, Cox Enterprises 45. Anne Cox Chambers, Georgia, 87, $12.6, Cox Enterprises 45. Mikhail Fridman, Russia, 42, $12.6, oil, banking 48. Vagit Alekperov, Russia, 56, $12.4, oil 49. Charles Koch, Kansas, 71, $12, oil, commodities 49. David Koch, New York, 66, $12, oil, commodities 51. Silvio Berlusconi and family, Italy, 70, $11.8, media 52. Nasser Al-Kharafi and family, Kuwait, 63, $11.5, construction 52. Leonardo Del Vecchio, Italy, 71, $11.5, eyewear 54. Alexei Mordashov, Russia, 41, $11.2, steel 55. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor and family, Britain, 55, $11, real estate 55. Spiro Latsis and family, Greece, 60, $11, banking 55. Birgit Rausing and family, Sweden, 83, $11, packaging 58. Forrest Mars Jr., Virginia, 75, $10.5, candy 58. Jacqueline Mars, New Jersey, 67, $10.5, candy 58. John Mars, Virginia, 70, $10.5, candy 61. Viktor Vekselberg, Russia, 49, $10.4, oil, metals 62. Serge Dassault and family, France, 81, $10, aviation 62. Charles Ergen, Colorado, 54, $10, EchoStar 62. Michele Ferrero and family, Italy, 80, $10, chocolates 62. Naguib Sawiris, Egypt, 52, $10, telecom 62. Kushal Pal Singh, India, 75, $10, real estate 62. Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, France, ages unknown, $10, Chanel 68. Susanne Klatten, Germany, 44, $9.6, BMW, drugs 69. Philip Knight, Oregon, 69, $9.5, Nike 69. Sunil Mittal and family, India, 49, $9.5, telecom 71. John Kluge, Florida, 92, $9.1, Metromedia 71. Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russia, 58, $9.1, telecom 73. Rupert Murdoch, New York, 76, $9, News Corp. 73. Hans Rausing, Sweden, 81, $9, packaging 73. Reinhold Wurth, Germany, 71, $9, manufacturing 76. Ernesto Bertarelli, Switzerland, 41, $8.8, biotech 76. Pierre Omidyar, Nevada, 39, $8.8, Ebay 78. Maria-Elisabeth and Georg Schaeffler, Germany, ages unknown, $8.7, ball bearings 79. Rafael del Pino and family, Spain, 86, $8.6, construction 80. Donald Bren, California, 74, $8.5, real estate 80. George Kaiser, Oklahoma, 64, $8.5, oil and gas, banking 80. George Soros, New York, 76, $8.5, hedge funds 83. Nikolai Tsvetkov, Russia, 46, $8.4, oil, banking 83. August von Finck, Germany, 77, $8.4, investments 85. Dan Duncan, Texas, 74, $8.2, energy 86. Mohammed Al Amoudi, Saudi Arabia, 61, $8, oil 86. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and family, United Arab Emirates, 53, $8, banking 86. Kumar Birla, India, 39, $8, commodities 86. German Khan, Russia, 45, $8, oil, banking 86. Iskander Makhmudov, Russia, 43, $8, mining, metals 86. Sumner Redstone, California, 83, $8, Viacom 86. Shashi and Ravi Ruia, India, ages unknown, $8, diversified 93. Philip Anschutz, Colorado, 67, $7.9, investments 93. Galen Weston and family, Canada, 66, $7.9, retail 95. Enrique Banuelos, Spain, 41, $7.7, real estate 96. Stefan Quandt, Germany, 41, $7.6, BMW 97. Maan Al-Sanea, Saudi Arabia, 52, $7.5, construction, finance 97. Edward Johnson III, Massachusetts, 76, $7.5, Fidelity 99. Sulaiman Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, 87, $7.4, banking 100. Donald Newhouse, New Jersey, 77, $7.3, publishing 100. Samuel Newhouse Jr., New York, 79, $7.3, publishing 102. Leonard Blavatnik, New York, 49, $7.2, Access Industries 102. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, Netherlands, 52, $7.2, Heineken 104. John Fredriksen, Cyprus, 62, $7, shipping 104. Philip and Cristina Green, Britain, 55, $7, retail 104. Stanley Ho, Hong Kong, 85, $7, gaming 104. Robert Kuok, Malaysia, 83, $7, diversified 104. Ronald Perelman, New York, 64, $7, leveraged buyouts 104. Viktor Rashnikov, Russia, 58, $7, steel 104. Tsai Hong-tu and family, Taiwan, 54, $7, finance 111. Johanna Quandt, Germany, 80, $6.7, BMW 112. Antonia Johnson, Sweden, 63, $6.6, diversified 113. Cheng Yu-tung, Hong Kong, 81, $6.5, real estate 114. Ramesh Chandra, India, 67, $6.4, real estate 114. Curt Engelhorn, Germany, 80, $6.4, drugs 116. Alexei Kuzmichov, Russia, 44, $6.2, oil, banking 116. Eric Schmidt, California, 51, $6.2, Google 118. Ng Teng Fong, Singapore, 78, $6.1, real estate 119. Anacleto Angelini, Chile, 93, $6, energy 119. Eli Broad, California, 73, $6, investments 119. Gustavo Cisneros and family, Venezuela, 61, $6, media 119. Erivan Haub and family, Germany, 74, $6, retail 119. Petr Kellner, Czech Republic, 42, $6, insurance 119. Ananda Krishnan, Malaysia, 68, $6, diversified 119. Lorenzo Mendoza and family, Venezuela, 41, $6, beverages 119. Hasso Plattner, Germany, 63, $6, SAP 119. Joseph Safra, Brazil, 68, $6, banking 128. Klaus-Michael Kuhne, Germany, 69, $5.9, shipping 129. Micky Arison, Florida, 57, $5.8, Carnival Cruises 129. James, Arthur and John Irving, Canada, ages unknown, $5.8, oil 129. Masayoshi Son, Japan, 49, $5.8, Softbank 132. Steven Jobs, California, 52, $5.7, Apple Computer, Pixar 132. Karl-Heinz Kipp, Germany, 83, $5.7, retail 132. Akira Mori and family, Japan, 69, $5.7, real estate 132. Dmitry Pumpyansky, Russia, 43, $5.7, steel pipes 132. Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombia, 83, $5.7, beer, diversified 137. Alexander Abramov, Russia, 48, $5.6, steel, mining 137. Charles Johnson, California, 74, $5.6, Franklin Resources 137. Esther Koplowitz, Spain, 56, $5.6, construction 137. Eliodoro Matte and family, Chile, 61, $5.6, paper 137. Pallonji Mistry, India, 77, $5.6, construction 142. Robert Bass, Texas, 59, $5.5, oil, investments 142. Michael Bloomberg, New York, 65, $5.5, Bloomberg 142. Terry Gou, Taiwan, 56, $5.5, technology 142. Vladimir Kim, Kazakhstan, 46, $5.5, mining 142. James Packer, Australia, 39, $5.5, media 142. Madeleine Schickedanz, Germany, 63, $5.5, retail 142. Thomas Schmidheiny, Switzerland, 61, $5.5, cement 142. Alisher Usmanov, Russia, 53, $5.5, steel 150. Robert Rowling, Texas, 53, $5.4, oil and gas, investments 150. Roustam Tariko, Russia, 45, $5.4, banking, vodka 152. Leonid Fedun, Russia, 50, $5.3, oil 152. Bradley Hughes, California, 73, $5.3, Public Storage 152. Michael Kadoorie and family, Hong Kong, 66, $5.3, diversified 155. John Menard Jr., Wisconsin, 67, $5.2, home improvement stores 155. Charles Schwab, California, 69, $5.2, discount stock brokerage 157. Y.C. Wang and family, Taiwan, 90, $5.1, chemicals 158. Alberto Bailleres, Mexico, 74, $5, mining 158. Jean-Claude Decaux and family, France, 69, $5, advertising 158. Alicia Koplowitz, Spain, 54, $5, investments 158. Ralph Lauren, New York, 67, $5, fashion 158. Nicky Oppenheimer and family, South Africa, 61, $5, De Beers 158. Onsi Sawiris, Egypt, 77, $5, construction 158. Samuel Zell, Illinois, 65, $5, real estate, private equity 165. Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazil, 67, $4.9, beer 165. Edward Rogers, Canada, 73, $4.9, media 167. David Geffen, California, 64, $4.7, movies, music 167. Boris Ivanishvili, Russia, 51, $4.7, steel, banking 167. Nobutada Saji and family, Japan, 61, $4.7, beverages 167. Luis Carlos Sarmiento, Colombia, 74, $4.7, banking 167. Wee Cho Yaw, Singapore, 78, $4.7, banking 172. Rupert Johnson Jr., California, 65, $4.6, Franklin Resources 172. Frank Lowy and family, Australia, 76, $4.6, malls 172. Andrei Melnichenko, Russia, 35, $4.6, banking, energy 172. Sergei Popov, Russia, 35, $4.6, banking, energy 172. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Mexico, 51, $4.6, retail, media 177. Giorgio Armani, Italy, 72, $4.5, fashion 177. Otto Beisheim, Germany, 83, $4.5, retail 177. Martin and Olivier Bouygues, France, 54/56, $4.5, construction, media 177. Lester Crown and family, Illinois, 81, $4.5, investments 177. James Goodnight, North Carolina, 64, $4.5, SAS Institute 177. Herbert Kohler and family, Wisconsin, 68, $4.5, plumbing fixtures 177. Edward Lampert, Connecticut, 44, $4.5, investments 177. Sean Quinn and family, Ireland, 60, $4.5, real estate, insurance 177. David and Simon Reuben, Britain, ages unknown, $4.5, investments, real estate 177. James Sorenson, Utah, 85, $4.5, medical devices, real estate 177. Ty Warner, Illinois, 63, $4.5, Beanie Babies 188. Saleh Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, 95, $4.4, banking 188. Jeffrey Bezos, Washington, 43, $4.4, Amazon 188. Kunio Busujima and family, Japan, 81, $4.4, gaming 188. Henry Ross Perot, Texas, 76, $4.4, computer services, real estate 188. Bernard (Barry) Sherman, Canada, 65, $4.4, drugs 188. Stef Wertheimer and family, Israel, 81, $4.4, tools 194. Jeronimo Arango, Mexico, 81, $4.3, retail 194. Shari Arison, Israel, 49, $4.3, inheritance, cruise ships 194. Hubert Burda, Germany, 67, $4.3, publishing 194. Walter Haefner, Switzerland, 96, $4.3, software 194. Simon Halabi, Britain, 57, $4.3, real estate 194. Kwek Leng Beng and family, Singapore, 66, $4.3, hotels 194. Leonid Mikhelson, Russia, 51, $4.3, natural gas 194. Johann Rupert and family, South Africa, 56, $4.3, luxury goods 194. Michael and Rainer Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, Germany, ages unknown, $4.3, retail 194. Hiroko Takei and family, Japan, age unknown, $4.3, credit 204. Robert Holding, Idaho, 80, $4.2, energy, resorts, ranching 204. Lim Goh Tong and family, Malaysia, 89, $4.2, gaming 204. Ronald McAulay, Hong Kong, 70, $4.2, diversified 204. David Murdock, California, 83, $4.2, investments 204. Jeffrey Skoll, Canada, 42, $4.2, Ebay 204. Nina Wang, Hong Kong, age unknown, $4.2, real estate 210. Matthew Bucksbaum and family, Illinois, 81, $4.1, real estate 210. William Davidson, Michigan, 84, $4.1, glass 210. Adi Godrej and family, India, 64, $4.1, diversified 210. Lev Leviev, Israel, 51, $4.1, diamonds 214. Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine, 40, $4, steel, coal mines 214. Paul Desmarais, Canada, 80, $4, finance 214. Aloysio de Andrade Faria, Brazil, 86, $4, banking 214. Michael Herz, Germany, 61, $4, coffee 214. Wolfgang Herz, Germany, 56, $4, coffee 214. Shiv Nadar, India, 61, $4, infotech 214. Richard Schulze, Minnesota, 66, $4, Best Buy 214. Harold Simmons, Texas, 75, $4, investments 214. James Simons, New York, 69, $4, hedge funds 214. Andreas Strungmann, Germany, 57, $4, generic drugs 214. Thomas Strungmann, Germany, 57, $4, generic drugs 214. Yitzhak Tshuva, Israel, 58, $4, real estate 226. Antonio Ermirio de Moraes and family, Brazil, 78, $3.9, diversified 226. Sammy Ofer and family, Israel, 85, $3.9, shipping 226. Nassef Sawiris, Egypt, age unknown, $3.9, construction 226. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japan, 79, $3.9, Nintendo 230. Anil Agarwal, India, 53, $3.8, mining, metals 230. Richard Branson, Britain, 56, $3.8, Virgin Media 230. Frits Goldschmeding, Netherlands, 73, $3.8, temp agency 230. Stein Erik Hagen and family, Norway, 50, $3.8, supermarkets 230. Eitaro Itoyama, Japan, 64, $3.8, golf courses 230. Jim Pattison, Canada, 78, $3.8, diversified 230. Anton Schlecker, Germany, 62, $3.8, retail 237. Vladimir Bogdanov, Russia, 55, $3.7, oil 237. Alexander Lebedev, Russia, 47, $3.7, stocks 237. Luis Portillo, Spain, 45, $3.7, real estate 237. Leonard Stern, New York, 68, $3.7, real estate 237. Joan Tisch, New York, 81, $3.7, Loews 237. Tadashi Yanai and family, Japan, 58, $3.7, retail 243. Pyotr Aven, Russia, 52, $3.6, oil, banking 243. Charles Cadogan and family, Britain, 70, $3.6, real estate 243. Bernard Ecclestone and family, Britain, 76, $3.6, Formula One 243. George Lucas, California, 62, $3.6, Star Wars 243. Gordon Moore, California, 78, $3.6, Intel 243. Stephan Schmidheiny, Switzerland, 59, $3.6, investments 249. Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson, Iceland, 40, $3.5, diversified 249. Richard DeVos, Michigan, 81, $3.5, Alticor 249. Kenneth Hendricks, Wisconsin, 65, $3.5, building supplies 249. Hui Wing Mau, Hong Kong, 56, $3.5, real estate 249. Ray Hunt, Texas, 64, $3.5, oil, real estate 249. Manuel Jove, Spain, 65, $3.5, real estate 249. Saleh Kamel, Saudi Arabia, 65, $3.5, diversified 249. Peter Kellogg, New Jersey, 65, $3.5, investments 249. Leonard Lauder, New York, 74, $3.5, Estee Lauder 249. Paul Milstein and family, New York, 84, $3.5, Emigrant, real estate 249. Reinhard Mohn and family, Germany, 85, $3.5, media 249. Husnu Ozyegin, Turkey, 62, $3.5, banking 249. Stephen Schwarzman, New York, 60, $3.5, investments 249. Patrick Soon-Shiong, California, 55, $3.5, generic drugs 249. Karl Wlaschek, Austria, 89, $3.5, department stores 264. Isak Andic, Spain, 52, $3.4, textiles 264. Heidi Horten, Austria, 66, $3.4, department stores 264. Gerard Louis-Dreyfus and family, France, 74, $3.4, commodities 264. Rosalia Mera, Spain, 63, $3.4, Zara 264. Melvin Simon, Indiana, 80, $3.4, real estate 264. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, Thailand, 62, $3.4, alcohol 264. Stephen Wynn, Nevada, 65, $3.4, casinos, hotels 271. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Denmark, 59, $3.3, Lego 271. Dmitry Rybolovlev, Russia, 40, $3.3, fertilizer 273. William Cook, Indiana, 75, $3.2, medical devices 273. Nicolas Hayek, Switzerland, 78, $3.2, Swatch 273. John Simplot and family, Idaho, 98, $3.2, potatoes, microchips 273. Friede Springer, Germany, 64, $3.2, publishing 273. Steven Udvar-Hazy, California, 61, $3.2, International Lease Finance 273. Leslie Wexner, Ohio, 69, $3.2, Limited Brands 279. Nadhmi Auchi, Britain, 69, $3.1, diversified 279. Elena Baturina, Russia, 44, $3.1, construction 279. Khalid Bin Mahfouz and family, Saudi Arabia, 60, $3.1, banking 279. Edgar Bronfman Sr., New York, 77, $3.1, liquor 279. Albert Frere, Belgium, 81, $3.1, investments 279. Dilip Shanghvi, India, 51, $3.1, pharmaceuticals 279. Michael Ying, Hong Kong, 57, $3.1, Esprit 279. Chaleo Yoovidhya, Thailand, 75, $3.1, Red Bull 287. Abdulla Al Futtaim, United Arab Emirates, age unknown, $3, auto dealers, investments 287. David and Frederick Barclay, Britain, ages unknown, $3, media, retail 287. Lee Bass, Texas, 50, $3, oil, investments 287. Sid Bass, Texas, 64, $3, oil, investments 287. Clive Calder, Britain, 60, $3, record label 287. Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, Italy, 64, $3, diversified 287. Steven Cohen, Connecticut, 51, $3, hedge funds 287. Jesus de Polanco, Spain, 77, $3, media 287. Maurice Greenberg, Florida, 81, $3, American International Group 287. Otto Happel, Germany, 59, $3, engineering 287. Henry Hillman, Pennsylvania, 88, $3, industrialist 287. Indu Jain, India, 70, $3, media 287. Bruce Kovner, New York, 61, $3, hedge funds 287. Ronald Lauder, New York, 63, $3, Estee Lauder 287. Fredrik Lundberg, Sweden, 55, $3, real estate, investments 287. Dietrich Mateschitz, Austria, 62, $3, Red Bull 287. Patrick McGovern, New Hampshire, 69, $3, IDG 287. Arnon Milchan, Israel, 62, $3, New Regency 287. Mario Moretti Polegato, Italy, 54, $3, shoes 287. A. Jerrold Perenchio, California, 76, $3, Univision 287. Cyrus Poonawalla, India, 65, $3, biotech 287. Stefan Schorghuber, Germany, 45, $3, real estate 287. Steven Spielberg, California, 60, $3, movies 287. Teh Hong Piow, Malaysia, 77, $3, banking 287. Tsai Wan-Tsai and family, Taiwan, 77, $3, banking 287. Klaus Tschira, Germany, 66, $3, SAP 287. Peter Woo and family, Hong Kong, 61, $3, real estate 314. Mikhail Goutseriev, Russia, 49, $2.9, oil, real estate 314. Martha Ingram and family, Tennessee, 71, $2.9, Ingram Industries 314. Lee Kun-Hee and family, South Korea, 65, $2.9, Samsung 314. Hiroshi Mikitani, Japan, 42, $2.9, e-commerce 314. Robert Miller, Canada, 61, $2.9, Future Electronics 314. Quek Leng Chan, Malaysia, 66, $2.9, banking 314. Moise Safra, Brazil, 72, $2.9, banking 314. Bruno Schroder and family, Britain, 74, $2.9, banking 314. Donald Trump, New York, 60, $2.9, real estate 323. Pierre Bellon and family, France, 77, $2.8, food services 323. Carlo Benetton, Italy, 63, $2.8, Benetton 323. Gilberto Benetton, Italy, 65, $2.8, Benetton 323. Giuliana Benetton, Italy, 69, $2.8, Benetton 323. Luciano Benetton, Italy, 71, $2.8, Benetton 323. Barbara Piasecka Johnson, United States/lives abroad, 70, $2.8, inheritance 323. Richard Kinder, Texas, 63, $2.8, pipelines 323. Victor Pinchuk, Ukraine, 46, $2.8, steel pipes 323. Mitchell Rales, District of Columbia, 50, $2.8, Danaher Corp. 323. Haim Saban, California, 62, $2.8, television 323. Takemitsu Takizaki, Japan, 61, $2.8, sensors 323. Dennis Washington, Montana, 72, $2.8, construction, mining, transportation 323. Mortimer Zuckerman, New York, 69, $2.8, real estate, media 336. Juan Abello, Spain, 65, $2.7, investments 336. Riley Bechtel, California, 55, $2.7, engineering, construction 336. Stephen Bechtel Jr., California, 81, $2.7, engineering, construction 336. Charles Dolan and family, New York, 80, $2.7, Cablevision Systems 336. David Gottesman, New York, 80, $2.7, investments 336. Graeme Hart, New Zealand, 51, $2.7, investments 336. Amos Hostetter Jr., Massachusetts, 70, $2.7, cable television 336. Ann Walton Kroenke, Missouri, 57, $2.7, Wal-Mart 336. Hugo Mann and family, Germany, 93, $2.7, retail 336. Sergio Mantegazza, Switzerland, 79, $2.7, travel 336. Axel Oberwelland, Germany, 40, $2.7, candy 336. Steven Rales, District of Columbia, 55, $2.7, Danaher Corp. 336. Kjell Inge Rokke, Norway, 48, $2.7, shipping, seafood 349. Abdullah Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, age unknown, $2.6, banking 349. Heinz Bauer, Germany, 67, $2.6, publishing 349. Chen Din Hwa, Hong Kong, 84, $2.6, real estate 349. Heinz-Horst Deichmann, Germany, 80, $2.6, shoes 349. John Dorrance III, Ireland, 63, $2.6, Campbell Soup 349. Gabriel Escarrer, Spain, 72, $2.6, hotels 349. Masatoshi Ito, Japan, 82, $2.6, retail 349. Henry Kravis, New York, 63, $2.6, leveraged buyouts 349. Lee Shin Cheng, Malaysia, 67, $2.6, agriculture 349. Lui Che Woo, Hong Kong, 77, $2.6, construction, gaming 349. Kalanithi Maran, India, 41, $2.6, media 349. Wallace McCain, Canada, 77, $2.6, food 349. George Mitchell, Texas, 87, $2.6, Mitchell Energy 349. Carl Pohlad, Minnesota, 91, $2.6, banking 349. Grandhi Rao, India, 57, $2.6, infrastructure 349. George Roberts, California, 63, $2.6, leveraged buyouts 349. David Rockefeller Sr., New York, 91, $2.6, Standard Oil, banking 349. Clemmie Spangler Jr., North Carolina, 74, $2.6, investments 349. Henry Sy, Philippines, 82, $2.6, malls 349. Jaime Zobel de Ayala and family, Philippines, 72, $2.6, diversified 369. Majid Al Futtaim, United Arab Emirates, age unknown, $2.5, real estate, retail 369. Khalaf Al Habtoor, United Arab Emirates, 57, $2.5, construction 369. Roland Arnall, California, 68, $2.5, mortgages 369. Edward Bass, Texas, 62, $2.5, oil, investments 369. Ronald Burkle, California, 54, $2.5, supermarkets, investments 369. Ray Dolby, California, 74, $2.5, Dolby Laboratories 369. Ennio Doris and family, Italy, 66, $2.5, insurance 369. Wesley Edens, New York, 45, $2.5, Fortress Investment Group 369. David Filo, California, 40, $2.5, Yahoo 369. Leona Mindy Rosenthal Helmsley, New York, 86, $2.5, real estate 369. Joachim Herz, Germany, 64, $2.5, coffee 369. Paul Tudor Jones II, Connecticut, 53, $2.5, hedge funds 369. Min Kao, Kansas, 58, $2.5, navigation equipment 369. Joseph Lewis, Britain, 70, $2.5, finance 369. T. Boone Pickens, Texas, 78, $2.5, oil and gas, investments 369. Richard Pratt, Australia, 72, $2.5, packaging 369. Richard Rainwater, Texas, 62, $2.5, real estate, energy, insurance 369. Stephen Ross, New York, 66, $2.5, real estate 369. Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler, United States/lives abroad, 42, $2.5, Millhouse Capital 369. Ronda Stryker, Michigan, 52, $2.5, Stryker Corp. 369. John Whittaker, Britain, 65, $2.5, real estate 390. Gianluigi and Rafaela Aponte, Switzerland, ages unknown, $2.4, shipping 390. Charles Bronfman, Canada, 75, $2.4, liquor 390. Dhanin Chearavanont and family, Thailand, 67, $2.4, agriculture 390. Yan Cheung, China, 49, $2.4, paper manufacturing 390. Alexander Frolov, Russia, 42, $2.4, mining, steel 390. Victor Fung, United States/lives abroad, 62, $2.4, distribution
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In the next few years there are going to be many opportunities for hedge funds in the Green category. Emission’s trading is going to dramatically help climate control and we will see the hedge funds participating in such trading.
Evan Andersen
Lydia Capital
Comment by Evan Andersen — March 12, 2007 @ 3:52 pm