Portrait of Thomas Steyer

Rank #1734

Thomas Steyer

Net worth $2.4B

Hedge funds · United States

Born
Jun 27, 1957
Age
68
Source
Hedge funds
Residence
San Francisco, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Separated
Children
4
Education
Master of Business Administration, Stanford University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Yale University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Tom Steyer spent 26 years running hedge fund Farallon Capital; he sold his stake in 2012 and switched his focus to politics and the environment.
  • The San Francisco resident has spent over $320 million in federal elections since 2010?plus another $340 million on his own presidential campaign in 2020.
  • He announced a campaign for governor of California in Nov. 2025.
  • Steyer and his wife, Kat Taylor, have donated tens of millions of dollars to alma maters Stanford and Yale for "advanced energy" research.
  • Steyer is a passionate advocate of clean energy and founder of the environmental group NextGen Climate and the green-focused investment firm Galvanize.
  • Steyer was captain of the soccer team at Yale University.
  • For years, Steyer wore the same dated red wool plaid tie nearly every work day; he told Forbes he had 8 ties of the same design.