The life of George Soros continues to intrigue many scholars, political class and general populace as evident in the amount of literature being churned from time to time. According to an excerpt on Discovery Networks, George Soros is a multi billionaire funder of leftist groups and causes, prime mover and funder of the Democratic Party and founder of the Open Society Foundations. The article further asserts that Soros is one of the most politically powerful persons on earth, a position he assumed in the mid 80’s when he began to reconfigure the political landscape across various countries around the world. The influence is derived from his poignant position on various issue that affect the society along with his personal fortune and investor assets controlled by his firm, Soros Fund Management. Soros realized at an early age that money make the world run.
He believes the success he has had in making money has given him the power to change the world around him. Soros had a checkered childhood with many ups and downs. He was born on August 12 1930, to non practicing Jewish family in Hungarian …show more content…
He moved to New York in 1956to work as a Wall Street Stock broker. A series of success followed Soros and it did not take long for him to become a powerful and highly successful Wall Street short. In 1979, his sights were trained on philanthropy. The push saw him established the Open Society Foundations in 1983. According to the open societyfoundations.org, OFS is today one of the largest network of foundations, partners and projects around the world. The organization is present in over 100 countries around the world, where it works to support freedom of expression, fight oppression and promote societies that promote equality and justice. Soros has so far offered over $12 billion of his personal fortune to support the causes championed by the