Michael Bloomberg was born on February 14, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts. Bloomberg put himself through Johns Hopkins and Harvard and became a partner at Salomon Brothers. He started his own company which revolutionized the distribution of financial information and made him a billionaire. In 2002, Bloomberg became mayor of New York City. He was re-elected for a second, then a controversial third term.
Bloomberg was married to Susan Brown from 1975 to 1993. Despite the divorce, the couple are close friends and have two daughters, Georgina and Emma. Since 2000, Bloomberg has been in a relationship with banking superintendent, Diana Taylor.