Tom Steyer Millionaire Dem Wrote:
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> The new rising star of the democratic candidates.
> Business man and billionaire Tom Steyer.
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> Steyer is the founder and former co-senior
> managing partner of Farallon Capital and the
> co-founder of Onecalifornia Bank, which became
> (through merger) Beneficial State Bank, an
> Oakland-based community development bank.[2]
> Farallon Capital manages $20 billion in capital
> for institutions and high-net-worth individuals.
> The firm's institutional investors include college
> endowments and foundations.[2] Since 1986, Steyer
> has been a partner and member of the Executive
> Committee at Hellman & Friedman, a San
> Francisco–based $8 billion private equity firm.
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> In 2010, Steyer and his wife signed The Giving
> Pledge to donate half of their fortune to charity
> during their lifetime. In 2012, he sold his stake
> in and retired from Farallon Capital. Switching
> his focus to politics and the environment, he
> launched NextGen America, a non-profit
> organization that supports progressive positions
> on climate change, immigration, health care, and
> education.[4][5]
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