Private equity financier and philanthropist Alex von Furstenberg is the son of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg (creator of the iconic wrap dress) and Prince Egon of Furstenberg, a Swiss nobleman who is also a fashion designer. A skilled financier, Alex von Furstenberg led the restructuring of Diane...

Philip Frederick Anschutz began working his way to success by taking after his father in the lucrative wildcatting business. His first test happened when his initial oil find in Gillette, Wyoming caught fire. What the resilient Philip Anschutz did was charge Universal Studios, which was filming a biopic on...

Apart from dealing in corporate mergers and takeovers, private equity mogul Henry Kravis, co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, also takes time to do his share of social responsibility. Most of his charitable endeavors are focused on education, medical and health services, and social and community...

Entering into a family with a long line of well-known generous advocates, Christy Walton held her own as a distinguished member of the Walton legacy. Profiled by Condé Nast Portfolio magazine in The Giving Index, she ranked as the highest female philanthropist according to the amount she gives as a...

Sir Tom Hunter (born Thomas Blane Hunter) started out as the son of a grocer and later on became a Scottish billionaire with an estimated wealth of £1.06 billion. Aside from his enormous reputation as one of Britain’s richest individuals, Sir Tom Hunter is also a notable philanthropist. What is more...

Roni Lynn Deutch, founder of Roni Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation, is the country’s most famous tax attorney. With her national franchise, television commercials, and bestselling book The Tax Lady’s Guide to Beating the IRS, Roni Lynn Deutch is the first authority on saving money on taxes. First...

A consistent ranker in the exclusive Forbes World’s Richest People list, Dan L. Duncan ranked 117th in 2008, then 81st the year after with a net value of $8.2 billion. Profiled in several other prominent philanthropic rosters as well, he is one of BusinessWeek’s 50 Top American Givers of 2008 and the...

Born in Texas to educators Reuben Leon and Fairess in 1931, Harold Clark Simmons was the middle child in an all boys brood of three. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in economics (1951), he attended the same university for his MS Economics degree (1952). His...

With Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Hank Greenberg as philanthropic role models, it comes as no surprise that Ronald Perelman would follow in their footsteps in being the change people wish to see in the world. Over the years, Ron Perelman has been consistently on the rise as he moved from 104th in 2007 to...

Robert R. Rowling of TRT Holdings is a prominent figure in educational philanthropy through the Rowling Family Foundation, which has $ 9.2 million in assets. One of his most recent generous acts is the Reese M. Rowling Hall, an infrastructure that includes the Touchdown club suite area, 62 stadium suites, UT...