Eli Broad
American Entrepreneur
Networth: $7.4 billion
Donations to date: $3.9 billion
Life Lesson: “Who you spend your life with, more than how you spend it, is the most important decision you can make. Do it right. That’s the best advice I can give you.”
Azim Premji
Indian Business Tycoon
Networth: $19.5 billion
Donations to date: $2.2 billion
Life Lesson: “You cannot have a society where you spend more than you earn. I mean, it’s just fundamentally not viable in the long run. Life is about balance.”
Sir Li Ka-shing
Hong Kong Business Magnate
Networth: $37.7 billion
Donations to date: $2.56 billion
Life Lesson: “It doesn’t matter how strong or capable you are; if you don’t have a big heart, you will not succeed. If you have, you must give.”
Carlos Slim Helú
Mexican Magnate
Networth: $70.7 billion
Donations to date: $2 billion
Life Lesson: “Live the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny.”
George Soros
Hungarian American Investor
Networth: $8 billion
Donations to date: $18 billion
Life Lesson: “It’s not whether you’re right or wrong, but how much money you make when you’re right and how much money you lose when you’re wrong.”
Pierre Morad Omidyar
French Entrepreneur, Founder of eBay
Networth: $9.3 billion
Donations to date: $1 billion
Life Lesson: “If somebody does something nice for you, wouldn’t it be nice in this world if we could actually start recognizing that? Gratitude is a part of success.”
