Tom Steyer
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer (born June 27, 1957) is an American hedge fund manager, politician, philanthropist, and environmentalist.[2] Steyer is the founder and former Co-Senior Managing Partner of Farallon Capital Management, LLC and the co-founder of Beneficial State Bank.
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Born | Thomas Fahr Steyer June 27, 1957 |
Alma mater | Yale University (B.A.) Stanford University (M.B.A) |
Net worth | ![]() (March 2014)[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Kathryn Ann Taylor (m. 1986) |
Children | 4 |
Website | Official website |
In 2017, Steyer spent around $10 million for a television ad campaign advocating the impeachment of President Donald Trump and plans to spend millions more on a digital ad campaign to call for Trump's impeachment.[3] Steyer thought about running for Governor of California in the 2018 gubernatorial election as a stance against President Trump.[4][5]
Steyer was on the Board of Trustees at Stanford University[6] from 2012 to 2017.
On July 9, 2019, Steyer announced his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2020.[7] He dropped out of the race after loosing the South Carolina primary on February 29, 2020.[8]
References
- "The World's Billionaires - Thomas Steyer" Forbes. March 2013.
- Lashinsky, Adam (September 17, 2008). "California's hedge fund king". Fortune. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- Au-Yeung, Angel. "This Billionaire Is Spending More Than $10 Million Calling For Trump's Impeachment".
- "Tom Steyer still coy about whether he'll run for governor". Los Angeles Times. May 11, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- Master, Cyra (2017-05-17). "Tom Steyer testing waters for Calif. gubernatorial bid". The Hill. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- "University Governance". Stanford University. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- Garofoli, Joe (July 9, 2019). "San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer launches presidential campaign". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- Panetta, Grace. "Tom Steyer drops out of the 2020 presidential race". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
Other websites
- Farallon Capital Management Archived 2005-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Hellman & Friedman LLC
- OneCalifornia Bank
- TomKat Ranch Archived 2016-05-28 at the Wayback Machine