43 Thomas Steyer
Farallon Capital Management
$230 million
Thomas Steyer, 50, the founder and co–senior managing member of San Francisco–based Farallon Capital Management, has seen his company’s assets more than double in three years, to $36 billion. Last year Steyer, a deep value investor, delivered a 15 percent return; he also brought in Andrew Spokes as co–managing partner.
