Forbes”™ annual list of billionaires has been released, and six Westchester residents made the cut.
George Soros, chairman of hedge fund management firm Soros Fund Management L.L.C., and a Katonah resident, is the richest person in Westchester with a net worth of $19.2 billion. Soros is the 16th richest man in the country and 30th in the world.
Daniel Och, chairman and CEO of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group L.L.C., a hedge fund manager and global alternative asset management firm, and an Arsdley resident, is second richest person in Westchester with a net worth of $2.9 billion.
David Rockefeller Sr. of the famed Rockefeller family, and a Sleepy Hollow resident, has a net worth of $2.7 billion. Rye resident David Gottesman, CEO of First Manhattan Co., an investment firm, has a net worth of $1.4 billion.
Croton-on-Hudson resident Thomas Secunda, who co-founded Bloomberg L.P. and currently serves as vice-chairman, has a net worth of $1.4 billion, while Bedford resident Nelson Petz, who founded Trian Fund Management L.P., an alternative investment management fund, has a net worth of $1.2 billion.
