Tom Steyer
Thomas Fahr Steyer, Thomas Steyer, Tom Fahr Steyer
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Thomas Fahr Steyer (; born June 27, 1957) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and environmentalist. He is the founder of Farallon Capital, a San Francisco-based hedge fund, as well as NextGen America, a progressive political action committee, and Galvanize Climate Solutions, a climate change-centered investment firm. A member of the Democratic Party, he unsuccessfully ran for the party's nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election. Steyer is a graduate of Yale University (BA) and Stanford University (MBA). He is the founder and former co-senior managing partner of Farallon Capital. Following his departure from the company in 2012, he became an advocate for climate action and founded NextGen America. His book, Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We'll Win the Climate War, appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2024. A billionaire, Steyer has been one of the largest donors in American Democratic Party politics, using his wealth to fund both environmental causes and political campaigns. In 2020, he ran for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. After spending $253 million on his campaign, he withdrew from the race in February 2020 without having received any pledged delegates. In 2025, Steyer announced his candidacy in the 2026 California gubernatorial election to succeed term-limited governor Gavin Newsom.
Career
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Trivia
- •Place of birth: New York City
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: businessperson, founder, philanthropist, investment banker
- •Sport: association football
- •Spouse: Kathryn Ann Taylor
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Corporations like how much things cost. I'm the only candidate who will fight them.
Do the nurses, educators, and carpenters want the same future as Chevron, PG&E, and Meta?
Xavier Becerra is backed by a roster of corporations & billionaires who got rich by ripping you off.
California should work for working people. Right now, it doesn’t. I’m running to change that.
A better California is possible, but we need to take on the corporations ripping us off.
The corporate money flowing into this election tells you all you need to know.
I've been fighting the climate fight for 20 years, and I'll continue as California's next governor.
We're one week from Election Day. Let's stand up to corporate interests and win this thing.
Pick: A billionaire who fights for working people or a politician who fights for billionaires?
I know you're skeptical of a billionaire. I get it. But judge me by my enemies.
Billionaires like me should pay more. I don't owe them anything, so I'll make sure they do.
The only person fundamentally and structurally trying to change California for working people is me.
If you're going to be governor, you have to be able to answer the tough questions.
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