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Name

Jeff Greene

Primary Residence

Palm Beach, Florida

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Johns Hopkins University | Master of Business Administration, Harvard University

Citizenship

United States

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

real estate, investments, Self Made

Net Worth

$3,400,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/jeff-greene

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

645

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#645 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#232 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Summary

Jeff Greene became a billionaire by buying credit default swaps on subprime mortgage-backed bonds as housing crashed. Most of his fortune is now held in equities and other investments plus real estate in Los Angeles and Palm Beach.Greene spent over $30 million in the summer of 2018 trying unsuccessfully to win the Democratic primary for governor. Greene traveled the country selling circus tickets to pay his way through Harvard Business School.Greene bought his first house as an MBA student at Harvard and rented out rooms. He had 18 properties at graduation.

Did you know?

Greene has spent more than $20 million on his nonprofit Greene School for 'high potential' children in Palm Beach. It now has over 100 students.To pay for college, Greene relied on scholarships, loans and part-time jobs; he taught Hebrew 3 days a week and checked IDs outside the gym and library.

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Number of Children

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Greene