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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Billionaires with PhDs

Billionaires with PhDs

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2023/04/29/these-are-the-richest-americans-with-a-phd/

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Here are the most common Ph.D.s held by American billionaires:


1. Engineering

9 billionaires | Notable student: Romesh T. Wadhwani ($5.1 billion), founder of software firm Symphony Technology Group. Electrical engineering, Carnegie Mellon ‘72.


2 (tie). Computer science

6 billionaires | Notable student: Benoit Dageville ($1 billion), cofounder of cloud-based database company Snowflake. Computer science, Paris IV - Jussieu ‘95.


2 (tie). Biology

6 billionaires | Notable student: Patrick Hanrahan ($1.5 billion), Stanford professor and cofounder of software firm Tableau. Biophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison ‘85.


4. Chemistry

5 billionaires | Notable student: Frank Laukien ($2.7 billion), CEO of scientific instruments maker Bruker Corp. Chemical physics, Harvard ‘88.

5. Physics