Eli Broad Names His Picks for Most Powerful Donors
November 3, 2011 | Read Time: 1 minute
Billionaire arts and education patron Eli Broad offers his list of the world’s seven most powerful philanthropists to Forbes, ranking media magnate and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at No. 1.
Mr. Broad credits Mr. Bloomberg for using both his fortune and his political bully pulpit to support a variety of causes, including public health, the arts, and gun control. Michael and Susan Dell and Bill and Melinda Gates ranked second and third, respectively.
“Despite the economic downturn, philanthropy is thriving, most likely because wealthy individuals recognize the social needs of our world are so pressing,” Mr. Broad told Forbes.
