
George Soros
Hedge funder
Gender: Male
Age in 2016: 86
Address: Lives and/or works in
New York, NY
Wealth class: Billionaire
Susan Weber Soros map
Areas of interest:- nonprofits
- education
- business
- media
- politics & government
Politics: Soros is a contributor to Democratic committees and campaigns.
He also has affiliations with center-left think tanks.
Personal social network: Much of Soros's Muckety comes from political connections.
He is listed in the Muckety 400.
Philanthropy: Soros pledged $100 million to Human Rights Watch in 2010. He pledged $60 million the following year to Bard College.
Financial information:
As an officer, director and/or owner of publicly traded securities, Soros has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. >> See filings
George Soros personal relations:- Tamiko Bolton - spouse
- Michael Douglas - friend
- Alexander Soros - son
- Andrea Soros - daughter
- Daisy M. Soros - sister-in-law
- Gregory Soros - son
- Jeffrey Soros - nephew
- Jonathan Soros - son
- Paul Soros (deceased) - brother
- Robert Soros - son
- Michael Vachon - political director
Other current George Soros relationships:- Brain Trauma Foundation - director
- Breakthrough Energy Coalition - member
- Bretton Woods Committee - member
- Council on Foreign Relations - member
- Drug Policy Alliance - director
- Earth Institute - advisory board member
- Geosor Corp. - owner
- Institute for New Economic Thinking - co-founder
- International Crisis Group - board member
- Most Influential New Yorkers - listed
- Open Society Foundations - founder & chairman
- Quantum Fund - founder
- Ready PAC - co-chair, national finance council
- Refugees International - director emeritus
- Soros Charitable Foundation - trustee
- Soros Economic Development Fund - founder
- Soros Fund Charitable Foundation - director
- Soros Fund Management - founder
- Soros Humanitarian Foundation - chair
- Soros Strategic Partners - founder
George Soros past relationships:- 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee - major contributor
- America Coming Together - supporter
- American Bridge 21st Century - contributor
- Marcy Blum - 2013 wedding coordinator
- Bono - attended 2013 wedding reception
- Catalist - investor
- Center for American Progress - supporter
- Michael Crichton (deceased) - bought Bedford (NY) estate from
- Democracy Alliance - member
- Foundation to Promote Open Society - chairman
- Harlem Children's Zone - benefactor
- Human Rights Watch - benefactor
- Toomas Ilves - guest at 2013 wedding
- Immigrant Voters Win - contributor
- Joint Victory Campaign - contributor
- Joint Victory Campaign 2004 - supporter
- Jim Yong Kim - guest at 2013 wedding
- Christine Lagarde - attended 2013 wedding reception
- Laureate Education Inc. - investor
- Majority PAC - contributor
- Media Fund - contributor
- MoveOn.org - contributor
- Gavin Newsom - invited to 2013 wedding reception
- NPR - benefactor
- OneWest Bank Group LLC - investor
- Nancy Pelosi - invited to 2013 wedding reception
- Priorities USA Action - contributor
- Julian H. Robertson Jr. - invited to 2013 wedding reception
- Safety & Justice - contributor
- Mark Schwartz - senior adviser
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - guest at 2013 wedding
- Annaliese Witschak Soros - spouse
- Susan Weber Soros - spouse
- White House visits (2009) - visitor
- Kimba M. Wood - officiated at 2013 wedding
- World Economic Forum 2008 - attendee
- World Economic Forum 2009 - attendee
- William D. Zabel - divorce lawyer
Additional Muckety map information sources:- Alpha Magazine
- Bloomberg
- Daily Beast
- Federal Election Commission
- Forbes
- Guidestar
- New York Times
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Syracuse Post-Standard
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Contributor on Dem-Rep spectrum
George Soros campaign contributions:
Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.
- Sos for Democracy - $250,000 on 6/19/2014
- Wake County Democratic Party Federal Campaign Committee - $10,000 on 7/17/2014
- Nunn Victory Fund - $10,000 on 8/5/2014
- Win Minnesota Federal PAC - $35,000 on 7/7/2014
- Pac for a Level Playing Field - $5,000 on 12/26/2014
- Friends of Democracy - $250,000 on 9/12/2014
- House Majority Pac - $500,000 on 7/11/2014
- Planned Parenthood Votes - $500,000 on 9/12/2014
- League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund - $500,000 on 7/16/2014
- Senate Majority PAC - $500,000 on 9/16/2014
- Peters for Michigan - $5,200 on 6/20/2014
- Peters for Michigan - $5,200 on 6/20/2014
- Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee - $10,000 on 9/22/2014
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - $33,400 on 5/31/2015
- Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee - $10,000 on 10/16/2014
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $32,400 on 6/27/2014
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $5,200 on 6/12/2014
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $5,200 on 6/12/2014
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $5,200 on 6/12/2014
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $20,000 on 3/31/2013
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - $20,000 on 3/31/2014
- American Bridge 21st Century - $500,000 on 2/7/2014
- American Bridge 21st Century - $500,000 on 12/30/2013
- Friends of Democracy - $5,000 on 12/20/2013
- Pac for a Level Playing Field - $5,000 on 11/22/2013
- Ready for Hillary PAC - $25,000 on 9/14/2013
- Priorities USA Action - $1,000,000 on 10/4/2012
- House Majority Pac - $250,000 on 10/2/2012
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee - $5,000 on 7/16/2012
- House Majority Pac - $100,000 on 8/31/2012
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC - $5,000 on 8/2/2012
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - $20,000 on 6/21/2012
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $20,000 on 6/22/2012
- American Bridge 21st Century - $1,000,000 on 6/15/2012
- Leadership That Listens PAC - $5,000 on 6/13/2012
- Majority PAC - $100,000 on 12/29/2011
- Pac to the Future - $5,000 on 6/17/2011
- Campaign for Our Country - $5,000 on 2/7/2011
- House Majority Pac - $75,000 on 5/19/2011
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $25,000 on 11/18/2010
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - $20,000 on 6/29/2010
- Pac to the Future - $5,000 on 3/29/2010
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $15,000 on 12/31/2009
- Democratic National Committee - $15,200 on 10/29/2009
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. PAC - $5,000 on 8/12/2009
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $5,000 on 6/25/2009
- Franken Recount Fund - $10,000 on 3/25/2009
- Franken Recount Fund - $12,300 on 12/8/2008
- Democratic Party of Virginia - $10,000 on 12/5/2008
- Democratic National Committee - $21,750 on 6/30/2007
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - $21,750 on 6/29/2007
- Actblue - $6,900 on 5/11/2008
- Nebraskans for Kleeb - $4,600 on 5/13/2008
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - $21,750 on 6/29/2007
- Major contributions to state-level political organizations & campaigns:
- 2006 Bill Richardson (NM) gubernatorial campaign - $25,000 on 7/24/2006
- Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation (CA) - $400,000 on 8/28/2008
- Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation (CA) - $1,000,000 on 1/25/2008
- Contributions to political organizations reporting to IRS:
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee Non-Federal - $4,000 on 7/9/2010
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee Non-Federal - $4,000 on 6/30/2010
- Secretary of State Project - $10,000 on 9/30/2008
- America Votes 2006 - $10,000 on 7/7/2006
- Progressive Kick - $15,000 on 6/5/2006
- Progressive Kick - $12,500 on 4/24/2006
Contributions to misc. political organizations:
Barack Obama inauguration - $50,000
Muckety news stories featuring George Soros
George Soros weds for third time
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September 22, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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Top investors are known for focusing on money networks more than social networks.
February 28, 2013
Soros increases his stake in AIG
One of the likely beneficiaries of the government-backed recovery of American International Group: billionaire George Soros.
November 18, 2012
Soros can't claim rights to 'open society'
When the pope calls on Cuba to build an "open society," he inadvertently calls George Soros to mind.
March 27, 2012
Corzine and Soros reviled for different reasons
Two of the most hated names in global finance are Jon Corzine and George Soros.
December 12, 2011
Soros returning investor money
Billionaire George Soros is ending a 40-year career of investing other people's money.
July 26, 2011
George Soros is in Glenn Beck's cross-hairs
Of the hundreds of thousands of people we profile on Muckety, George Soros is one of the most popular with our users.
November 12, 2010
So far, Mr. Potter is winning
George Bailey's desperate efforts to avoid the collapse of Bailey's Savings & Loan have a special resonance this Christmas.
December 20, 2009
Recommended reading:
Soros: The Life and Times of a Messianic Billionaire, by Michael T. Kaufman