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Name

Leonard Schleifer

Primary Residence

Tarrytown, New York

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Cornell University | Medical Doctor, University of Virginia | Ph.D, University of Virginia

Citizenship

United States

Affiliated Companies

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

pharmaceuticals, Self Made

Net Worth

$1,200,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/leonard-schleifer

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

1281

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#1281 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

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

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#375 Forbes 400 2015

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

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

Summary

Leonard Schleifer cofounded drugmaker Regeneron in 1988, and remains CEO of the Tarrytown, New York company.Schleifer took Regeneron public in 1991; he owns nearly 4% of the company's common stock.He attended Cornell on scholarship and dreamed of a medical career.Regeneron has developed six FDA-approved medicines.

Did you know?

Schleifer grew up in Queens, the son of a sweater manufacturer.Sales of Regeneron's blockbuster drug Eylea, a treatment for macular degeneration, reached $4 billion in the U.S. in 2018.

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Number of Children

Wikipedia

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