Top Five Wealthiest People in San Francisco

Larry Page

Net Worth: $17.5 billion

Profession: American computer scientist

How He Made His Wealth: He is the co-founded one of the biggest search engines in the universe, Google.

Fast Facts: The self-made billionaire is a native of San Francisco, and he has computer science genes in his blood. Both of his parents were computer science professors. He dropped out of the computer science Ph.D program in 1998, and later co-founded the little website that made him rich.

George Roberts

Net Worth: $3.8 billion

Profession:  American financier

How He Made His Wealth: On top of being one of the three original partners of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a large portion of his wealth came from his position at the company. Even more of his money came through leverage buyouts, his most famous being the take over of RJR Nabisco.

Fast Facts: Roberts is a big fan of golf because it treats everybody as an equal. He is a widowed man and has three children. He is a native of Houston, Texas, but resides in San Francisco.

Ray Dolby

Net Worth: $3.5 billion

Profession: He is an American engineer, a movie director, and the inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR.

How He Made His Wealth: He is the founder and chairman of Dolby Laboratories, and he got rich by inventing audio processing systems that eliminate background noise.

Fast Facts: On top of being really good at keeping things quiet, he also enjoys doing other things like skiing, sailing, and flying airplanes and helicopters.

Riley P. Bechtel

Net Worth: $3 billion

Profession: He is the Chairman and CEO of Bechtel Corporation.

How He Made His Wealth: By inheriting the Bechtel Corporation.

Fast Facts: He is a member of the exclusive, all-male club, the Bohemian Club in San Francisco and attends its annual encampment, the Bohemian Grove.

Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr.

Net Worth: $3 billion

Profession: Co-owner of the Bechtel Corporation.

How He Made His Wealth: Like his son, he also inherited the company from his father and grandfather, who found the Bechtel Corporation.

Fast Facts: Bechtel Jr., has been a boy scout all his life. He became an Eagle Scout in 1940 and has been recognized by the Boy Scouts of America for a variety of philanthropic efforts.

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