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Wilbur L. Ross Jr.

Business executive

Muckety metrics:

Connections: Wilbur L. Ross Jr. has direct or once-removed relationships with 515 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 97% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 97

Influence: Ross has a Muckety influence index of 99 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 99

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Wilbur L. Ross Jr.

Gender: Male

Address: Lives and/or works in Palm Beach, FL

Wealth class: Billionaire

Areas of interest:

nonprofits

education

business

energy industry

Ross is a graduate of Yale University and of Harvard Business School.

Personal social network: Much of Ross's Muckety comes from investment connections.

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Financial information:

As an officer, director and/or owner of publicly traded securities, Wilbur L. Ross Jr. has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission. >> See filings

Muckety news stories featuring Wilbur L. Ross Jr.

Top One Percent: Wilbur Ross Jr.

One mogul who is not supporting the Obama campaign, at least not yet, is investor Wilbur Ross Jr.

October 20, 2011

Wilbur Ross invests in wind power

Warren Buffett isn't the only American billionaire attracted by Asia's growing demand for energy.

November 23, 2009

Wilbur L. Ross Jr. personal relations:

Hilary Geary - spouse

Other current Wilbur L. Ross Jr. relationships:

American Home Mortgage Services, Inc. - chairman

Assured Guaranty Ltd. - director & investor

Committee on Capital Markets Regulation - member

EXCO Resources, Inc. - director

Greenbrier Companies - director & investor

International Automotive Components - founder

International Coal Group - chairman

International Textile Group - chairman

Invesco Private Capital - chairman

Japan Society - director

Kappa Beta Phi - member

Mittal Steel - director

Museum of American Finance - trustee

Partnership for New York City - director

Virgin Money - investor

WL Ross & Co. LLC - chairman & CEO

WLR IV CLPG L.P. - controlling owner

Yale School of Management - advisory board member

Wilbur L. Ross Jr. past relationships:

Betsy McCaughey - spouse

Restore Our Future - contributor

Rothschild Inc. - executive managing director

U.S.-India Business Council - executive committee member

Whitney Museum of American Art - trustee

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect Wilbur L. Ross Jr. with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
Wilbur L. Ross Jr. → Partnership for New York City →
  Kenneth I. Chenault → American Express Company →
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Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in Wilbur L. Ross Jr.'s web of second-degree relationships:

William G. Parrett

Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr.

John L. Thornton

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Wilbur L. Ross Jr. campaign contributions:

Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.

Boehner for Speaker Fojb-Nrcc - $25,000 on 5/27/2011

Marco Rubio for US Senate - $4,800 on 3/26/2010

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