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FROM THE CHAIRMAN

THE SELF-MADE
ULTRA-RICH

The mega-wealthy did not accumulate their riches overnight or by a single
stroke of genius, most of them anyway. Earning that kind of money takes serious
determination, drive and a long-term plan. This list of a few self-made ultra-rich
men shows they have indeed used their time wisely.
Larry Ellison - 60.4 billion
Ellison had an adoptive working-class father who told him he was good for
nothing, but fortunately Oracle’s co-founder proved otherwise. Ellison dropped
out of college twice. He has never taken a computer science class and is a self-
taught programmer. In spite of this, he cofounded Oracle in 1977, then obtained
NetSuite and Sun Microsystems bringing him to his elite position today. In 2016
Ellison generously pledged 200 million to the University of Southern California
for a cancer treatment center.
David Koch and Charles Koch - 60 billion each
Advancing liberty and freedom through supporting various causes is the goal
of Koch Industries and remains why they help further social progress and
sustainable prosperity. Charles works tirelessly and David does “…all the good
he can think of,” as a result of his walking away, in 1991, from a plane crash that
killed 22 people including the couple seated directly across from him.
Carlos Slim Helú - 67.6 billion
Mexico’s richest man opened a dry goods store in 1911 which in ten years was
offering more than 100,000 dollars in merchandise. Today, he owns stock in
200 companies that employ 200,000 people in Latin America and beyond. His
pattern is to buy an asset, reinvest in it, and sell it at a profit, much like turning
over real estate property, of which he has also made a fortune.
Amancio Ortega - 75.8 billion
This fashion pioneer co-founded Inditex with 7,500 stores around the world.
His real estate investments are scattered about Madrid, Barcelona, London,
Chicago, Miami and New York. He came from humble beginnings, born to a
railway working father and a mother who was a housemaid. Ortega left school
at age 14 to start making money. He is keen to say, “Never stop innovating…
success is never guaranteed.”

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