MICHAEL MILKEN

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BILLION  SELF-MADE SCORE: * SOURCE: INVESTMENTS AGE: 73 RESIDENCE: LOS ANGELES PHILANTHROPY SCORE: The former financier runs the Milken Institute, known for its annual Beverly Hills conference. The theme of this year’s conference— “Driving Shared Prosperity”—nodded to growing concerns about wealth inequality. The Milken Institute is also building the Center for Advancing the American Dream—across from the White House in Washington. It’s slated to open in 2022.