Carlos Slim - Richest Man In The World

Carlos Slim Helu is a Mexican business magnate and the chairman and CEO of Telmex, Telcel and America Movil. As of April 2010, he is the wealthiest person in the world with a net value of around US$60.6 billion. His sons Carlos, Marco Antonio and Patrick Slim Domit run the day to day process of Telmex, Telcel, and America Movil. He has been vice president of the Mexican Stock Exchange and president of the Mexican Association of Brokerage house. He was the first president of the Latin American commission of the New York Stock Exchange Administration Council, and was in office from 1996 through 1998.

He has been awarded the Entrepreneurial Merit Medal of Honor from Mexico's Chamber of Commerce. He is a "gold patron" of the American Academy of Achievement, a Commander in the Belgian Order of Leopold II, CEO of the year 2003 by Latin Trade magazine, and one year later CEO of the decade by the Latin Trade magazine. On March 10, 2010, Forbes once again report that Slim had overtaken Gates as the world's richest man, with a net worth of US$53.5 billion. Gates and Buffett currently have a net worth of US$53 billion and US$47 billion respectively. He was the initial Mexican to top the list. It was the first time in 16 years that the personality on top of the list was not from the United States. It was also the first time the person at the top of the listing was from an "emerging economy."

Date of Birth	January 28, 1940
Place of Birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Ethnicity	Lebanese
Occupation	Chairman and CEO of Telmex, Telcel and America Movil
Net worth	US$60.0 billion
Religion	Maronite Catholic
Spouse	Soumaya Domit

Warren Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor, industrialist and philanthropist. He is one of the most successful investors in the world. Often called the "legendary investor Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people, he was ranked as the world's second wealthiest person in 2009 and is currently the third wealthiest person in the world as of 2010. Buffett is called the "Oracle of Omaha" or the "Sage of Omaha" and is noted for his adherence to the value investing philosophy and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth.

Buffett is also a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Gates Foundation. He also serves as a member of the board of trustees at Grinnell College. In addition to further political contributions over the years, Buffett has formally endorsed and made campaign contributions to Barack Obama's presidential campaign. He is the third and final presidential debate, Obama mentioned Buffett as a potential economic advisor. Buffett was also finance advisor to California Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger during his 2003 election campaign.

Birth Date	August 30, 1930
Birth Place	Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Birth Name	Warren Edward Buffett
Nationality	American
Occupation	Chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Investor
Salary	US$100,000
Net worth	US$47 billion
Spouse	Susan Thompson Buffett, Astrid Menks

Bill Gates

William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.

In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.

Born	October 28, 1955
Birth Place	Seattle, Washington, USA
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard University
Occupation	Chairman of Microsoft, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Director of Berkshire Hathaway CEO of Cascade Investment
Net worth	US$53 billion
Spouse	Melinda Gates