American businessman and hedge fund manager Thomas Steyer has an estimated net worth of $1.61 billion as of May 2016 according to Forbes. In addition to being an asset manager, Steyer is also a well known philanthropist and environmentalist.

Thomas Steyer was born in 1957 in New York City, New York, U.S. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in economics and political science as summa cum laude. He took his MBA from Stanford University. Currently, Steyer is married to Kathryn Ann Taylor with whom he has four children.

Steyer is also known as the founder of Farallon Capital Management, LLC. He has also served as the firm's former Co-Senior Managing Partner in the past. Currently, Farallon Capital Management, LLC manages over $20 billion worth of assets of many high profile individuals and institutions. He is also one of the founders of the Oakland-based OneCalifornia Bank, a community development bank.

He is a partner and one of the members of the executive committee of the San Francisco-based Hellman & Friedman. The firm's asset is currently worth $8 billion.