Mitt Romney net worth
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Businessman and former Massachusetts governor Paw Romney's cyberspace worth is $280 million. This makes him the richest person to always run for U.S. Presidency. William Manus Romney was born on March 12,1947 in Detroit, Michigan to auto executive, George Romney and Lenore Romney. He is the youngest of three children born to the couple.

Upward until the 7th grade, Romney attended several public elementary schools. It wasn't until 1959 that he began attending a private boys' schoolhouse named Cranbrook preparatory schoolhouse. While at Cranbrook, Manus was involved in several school organizations. He was also instrumental in starting his ain booster group – The Blue Central Guild. Following his graduation from Cranbook, Mitt enrolled at Stanford University. He attended the academy for ane year before going to France to serve as a Mormon missionary. While in France, he sustained grave injuries when another vehicle hit the auto he was driving. One of his passengers wasn't that lucky and died from her injuries.

Upon his return to the U.S., Mitt attended Brigham Immature Academy. He earned a B.A in English with highest honors. Romney was intent on pursuing a business caste; all the same, and his father advised him that he would be amend off with a law degree. As a outcome, he enrolled into a four year articulation Juris Dr./Chief of business concern plan coordinated by Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. At the end of the 4 years, he graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. He as well graduated in the top of his business organization school class at Harvard Business School.

Romney began his business career at The Boston Consulting Group where he worked every bit a direction consultant. He reasoned that this position would provide him more experience if there was ever an opening for Chief Executive Officer. He afterward left Boston Consulting Grouping to bring together Bain and Visitor – another management consulting firm. He became vice president of the company in 1978 -one year afterward he was hired. He was viewed as i of the best consultants of the firm and was well sought later past clients.

In 1984 Mitt Romney co-founded Bain Capital which focused on individual equity investment. Under his lookout man, the business firm helped start Staples Inc. The visitor earned a seven fold profit on this investment. In 1990 Bain and Company was facing an obscure future and asked Romney to return.  In less than two years Mitt transformed the visitor and made information technology profitable once once more. He after returned to his role at Bain Capital.

In 1994 he took a leave of absence from Bain Uppercase to run for the US Senate. Under Romney'due south leadership, Bain was poised to get one of the best equity firms in the u.s.a.. Manus announced his intention to leave Bain Upper-case letter in 2001. He transferred his ownership to existing partners. Under a signed understanding, Romney was allowed to receive a passive share of the turn a profit. This agreement resulted in him earning an annual income worth millions of dollars.  Most of Paw Romney's cyberspace worth is held in blind trusts. In 2012 Romney's investments in capital gains and dividends amassed exponential interest in the amount of $22 million.
Romney then campaigned for presidential nomination for the Republican Party.

The campaign cost his squad $110 1000000, $45 million of which was his own money. Although he received iv.vii 1000000 votes, he lost to his competitor,  Jon McCain. For the second time, Romney again announced his intention to correspond the Republican Party in the 2012 presidential election. His campaign was successful and he was nominated to represent the Republicans. However, his dreams for presidency were dashed post-obit the victory of Barack Obama.