The Givers
From the top ranks of AOL and A+E Networks, to Havas and Time Inc., a portfolio of people doing good|
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Mike Bloomberg
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Photographed at the 9/11 Memorial, New York, by Rainer Hosch
Business icon. Media mogul. Multibillionaire. Public servant. One-man brand. Despite those achievements, Mayor Bloomberg, as he wraps up his third and final term running New York, may have made his greatest contribution by way of giving away money. Bloomberg Philanthropies has doled out more than $2.4 billion to encourage civic leadership on global warming, discourage tobacco use, promote the exchange of ideas among cities, improve outcomes for black and Hispanic men, support the arts—and the list goes on. And we’ve yet to see the ultimate extent of that largesse, apparently. As Bloomberg recently told CBS News, he won’t rest till he’s given it all away: “I’ve always said my great ambition in life is to bounce the check to the undertaker.”
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