#891 Arthur Rock - Forbes.com

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The World's Billionaires
#891 Arthur Rock
03.08.07, 6:00 PM ET

Age: 80

Fortune: self made

Source: venture capital

Net Worth: $1.0 bil

Country Of Citizenship: United States

Residence: San Francisco, California , United States, North America

Industry: Investments

Marital Status: married,

Education: Syracuse University, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Harvard University, Master of Business Administration
New York investment banker moved to California in 1961, founded investment firm Davis & Rock. Early investment in Intel 1968 made him a billionaire. Backed many other companies since: Scientific Data Systems (sold to Xerox for $980 million), Teledyne, Airtouch. Now serves as angel investor, adviser to tech entrepreneurs. "Today it's 'Get in and get out.' My interest was always in building companies." Helps poor kids in the city get scholarships. Also supports higher education: donated $25 million to Harvard Business School to kick-start entrepreneur program.

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	For billionaires with publicly traded fortunes, net worths were calculated using share prices and exchange rates from February 9, 2007.