John Boehner

    John Boehner
  • Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, United States
  • Age: 64
  • Residence: West Chester Township, OH
  • Country of Citizenship: United States
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Xavier University
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The most conservative members of his party in the House were able shut down the U.S. government for 16 days In October in an effort to break Obamacare.

Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman
  • Partner, Greylock Partners
  • Age: 46
  • Source of Wealth: LinkedIn, self-made
  • Residence: Palo Alto, CA
  • Country of Citizenship: United States
  • Education: Master of Science, Oxford University; Bachelor of Arts / Science, Stanford University
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Times on Midas: 3
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The most connected man in Silicon Valley, Hoffman has been behind many of the world's most important tech companies, including Facebook and PayPal.

Aliko Dangote

    Aliko Dangote
  • CEO, Dangote Group
  • Age: 56
  • Source of Wealth: cement, sugar, flour, self-made
  • Residence: Lagos, Nigeria
  • Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Al-Azhar University
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Children: 3
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Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, continues to expand his publicly traded Dangote Cement across the continent, announcing plans in recent months to build new plants in Kenya and Niger.

Alisher Usmanov

    Alisher Usmanov
  • Founder, Metalloinvest
  • Age: 60
  • Source of Wealth: steel, telecom, investments, self-made
  • Residence: Moscow, Russia
  • Country of Citizenship: Russia
  • Education: Master, Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation; Master of Laws, Moscow Institute of International Relations
  • Marital Status: Married
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The richest man in Russia made his fortune in metals (iron and steel) and now has interests ranging from

John Roberts

John Roberts
  • Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, United States
  • Age: 59
  • Country of Citizenship: United States
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Harvard University; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Harvard University
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Children: 2
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Now eight years into his lifelong tenure as the U.S. Supreme Court's top judge, he's successfully moved the court in a conservation direction.