They’re doing all right
From The Boston Guardian (but not image above)
(Robert Whitcomb, New England Diary’s editor, is chairman of The Boston Guardian.)
There are only two billionaires who reside in Boston, according to a recently published list of world’s richest people by Forbes.
Both Amos Hostetter Jr. and Noubar Afeyan live on Beacon Hill. Hostetter founded Continental Cablevision and created the Barr Foundation. He is worth $3.9 billion. Afeyan cofounded Moderna and is worth $1.9 billion.
Forbes lists 25 billionaires living in Massachusetts or who have significant business interests in the state.
The wealthiest is Abigail Johnson, the CEO of Fidelity ($33.2 billion) followed by Patriots owner Robert Kraft ($13.8 billion).
Red Sox owner John Henry ($5.7 billion) is a Florida resident.
The Forbes list includes:
1. Abigail Johnson, CEO of Fidelity Investments: $33.2 billion
2. Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots: $13.8 billion
3. Edward Johnson IV, president of Pembroke Real Estate: $13.6 billion
4. Elizabeth Johnson, $11.6 billion
5. Jim Davis, chairman of New Balance: $6.3 billion
6. Robert Hale Jr., CEO of Granite Telecommunications: $6.0 billion
7. John Henry, owner of the Boston Red Sox $5.7 billion
8. Patrizio Vinciarelli, Vicor CEO: $4.3 billion
9. 9. Amos Hostetter Jr.: $3.9 billion.
10. John Fish, CEO of Suffolk Construction: $3.6 billion
11. Ted Alfond, heir of Dexter Shoe Company fortune: $3.5 billion
12. Bill Alfond, heir of Dexter Shoe Company fortune: $3.5 billion
13. Alan Trefler, CEO of Pegasystems: $3.5 billion
14. William “Bill” Chisholm, Boston Celtics owner: $3.2 billion
15. 15. Phillip T. (Terry) Ragon, founder of InterSystems: $3.2 billion
16. Herb Chambers, a former New England auto retailer: $2.8 billion
17. Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Hyatt Hotel heiress: $2.1 billion
18. 18. Noubar Afeyan, chairman and co-founder of Moderna: $1.9 billion
19. Larry Culp, GE Aerospace chairman and CEO: $1.8 billion
20. Frank Laukien, CEO of Bruker Corp.: $1.5 billion
21. Andrew Bialecki, co-founder and CEO of Klaviyo, headquartered in Boston: $1.5 billion
22. Seth Klarman, CEO and president of Baupost Group: $1.5 billion
23. Paul Fireman, former chairman of Reebok: $1.5 billion
24. Jim Koch, chairman of the Boston Beer Company: $1.4 billion
25. Timothy Springer, founding investor of Moderna: $1.1 billion