MICHAEL MORITZ

$3.5

BILLION  SELF-MADE SCORE: * SOURCE: VENTURE CAPITAL AGE: 65 RESIDENCE: SAN FRANCISCO PHILANTHROPY SCORE: Moritz, a longtime venture capitalist at Sequoia, has made recent headlines for his work in philanthropy. The former journalist and Steve Jobs biographer took over support of the prestigious Booker Prize literary award in June as part of a five-year sponsorship through his Crankstart foundation. In August he wrote an op-ed in the Financial Times in support of direct listings as an alternative to traditional IPOs, comparing investment banks to ticket scalpers.