BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MacKenzie Scott

MacKenzie Scott is an American novelist and philanthropist. She is known for her involvement in Amazon, as well as her now-dissolved marriage to Jeff Bezos. As of November 2021, she has a net worth of US$62.2 billion USD, owing to a 4% stake in Amazon.

Melinda French Gates

Melinda French Gates is an American philanthropist and former computer scientist and general manager at Microsoft. French Gates has consistently been ranked as one of the world’s most powerful women by Forbes with a net worth of US$5.9 billion USD.

Amos Hostetter Jr.

He is an American businessman, who was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Continental Cablevision. With an estimated current net worth of around US$3.5 billion, he is ranked as the 538th richest person in the world as of 2020.

George Soros

As of March 2021, he had a net worth of US$8.6 billion USD, having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, of which $15 billion have already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune.

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

She is a French billionaire heiress worth
US$57.9 billion USD as at June 2020. She is also an author of Bible
commentaries and is committed to using her wealth to help others.

Anders Holch Povlsen

Anders Holch Povlsen is a Danish billionaire, CEO and sole owner of the international retail clothing chain Bestseller, which includes Vero Moda and Jack&Jones, a company founded by his parents. He is worth US$13.5 billion USD.

Dietrich Mateschitz

Dietrich Mateschitz is an Austrian billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and 49% owner of the Red Bull energy drink company. As of October 2021, Mateschitz’s net worth was estimated at US$25.4 billion USD.

Susanne Hanna Ursula Klatten

She is a German billionaire heiress, the daughter of Herbert and Johanna Quandt. As of May 2021, her net worth was estimated at US$25.5 billion USD, ranking her the richest woman in Germany and the 65th richest person in the world.

Stefan Quandt

Stefan Quandt is a German billionaire heir, engineer and industrialist. As of October 2021, his net worth is estimated at US$23.2 billion USD and ranked at number 89 on Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Richard Branson

Richard Branson is a British billionaire entrepreneur and business magnate. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age. He is worth US$5.1 billion USD.

Lynn Schusterman

Lynn Schusterman is an American billionaire philanthropist. She is the co-founder and chair of Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, and co-founder of several other philanthropic initiatives including Affecting Lives Foundation among others. She is worth US$3.5 billion USD.

Julia Margaret Flesher Koch

Julia Koch is an American socialite, billionaire, philanthropist, and one of the richest women in the world. She inherited her fortune from her husband, David Koch, who died in 2019. As of January 2020, Forbes estimates her and her family’s net worth at US$43 billion, while Bloomberg estimates it at US$61.6 billion.

Gordon and Betty Moore

Two decades ago, Gordon and his wife Betty launched their foundation, funding it with gifts of Intel stock. The foundation awards about $270 million in grants a year, a gesture they have continued since joining Affecting Lives Foundation.

Net Worth: $11.8 billion

Lifetime Giving: $5.15 billion