Michael Bloomberg Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research

Updated 2:32 PM ET, Fri July 23, 2021

Michael Bloomberg, as New York mayor, attends a bill-signing ceremony in January 2012.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg, as New York mayor, attends a bill-signing ceremony in January 2012.
Hide Caption
1 of 41
Bloomberg, back right, was born in Boston on February 14, 1942. He grew up just outside the city, in the suburb of Medford.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg, back right, was born in Boston on February 14, 1942. He grew up just outside the city, in the suburb of Medford.
Hide Caption
2 of 41
Bloomberg graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1964, getting a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He later graduated from Harvard Business School.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1964, getting a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He later graduated from Harvard Business School.
Hide Caption
3 of 41
Bloomberg, left, works at Salomon Brothers, a Wall Street investment bank, in 1975.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg, left, works at Salomon Brothers, a Wall Street investment bank, in 1975.
Hide Caption
4 of 41
Bloomberg poses for a portrait at his company's television studios in 1994. He created technology that bankers and traders use to access market data.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg poses for a portrait at his company's television studios in 1994. He created technology that bankers and traders use to access market data.
Hide Caption
5 of 41
Bloomberg scales an indoor climbing wall in 1997.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg scales an indoor climbing wall in 1997.
Hide Caption
6 of 41
Bloomberg talks with architect Katherine Whitley at a construction site in New York. Bloomberg was running for mayor.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg talks with architect Katherine Whitley at a construction site in New York. Bloomberg was running for mayor.
Hide Caption
7 of 41
Bloomberg and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani march in a gay pride parade in June 2001. Giuliani's two terms were just about up. Later that year, Bloomberg was elected as his successor.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani march in a gay pride parade in June 2001. Giuliani's two terms were just about up. Later that year, Bloomberg was elected as his successor.
Hide Caption
8 of 41
Bloomberg places a candle at a World Trade Center memorial in September 2001.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg places a candle at a World Trade Center memorial in September 2001.
Hide Caption
9 of 41
Bloomberg has dinner with US Sen. John McCain at a New York restaurant in November 2001.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg has dinner with US Sen. John McCain at a New York restaurant in November 2001.
Hide Caption
10 of 41
Bloomberg, as mayor-elect, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem in December 2001.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg, as mayor-elect, visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem in December 2001.
Hide Caption
11 of 41
Bloomberg is officially sworn in as New York's 108th mayor on December 31, 2001. His term began at midnight.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg is officially sworn in as New York's 108th mayor on December 31, 2001. His term began at midnight.
Hide Caption
12 of 41
Bloomberg rides to City Hall on a subway train in March 2002.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg rides to City Hall on a subway train in March 2002.
Hide Caption
13 of 41
Bloomberg laughs with former South African President Nelson Mandela during opening ceremonies for the Tribeca Film Festival in May 2002. Next to Mandela, from left, are actors Robert De Niro, Hugh Grant and Whoopi Goldberg.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg laughs with former South African President Nelson Mandela during opening ceremonies for the Tribeca Film Festival in May 2002. Next to Mandela, from left, are actors Robert De Niro, Hugh Grant and Whoopi Goldberg.
Hide Caption
14 of 41
The last steel beam that was standing from one of the World Trade Center towers is driven past Bloomberg and other dignitaries in May 2002. The ceremony marked the end of the recovery and cleanup efforts and the start of reconstruction.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
The last steel beam that was standing from one of the World Trade Center towers is driven past Bloomberg and other dignitaries in May 2002. The ceremony marked the end of the recovery and cleanup efforts and the start of reconstruction.
Hide Caption
15 of 41
Architect Daniel Libeskind presents his winning design for the World Trade Center site in February 2003.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Architect Daniel Libeskind presents his winning design for the World Trade Center site in February 2003.
Hide Caption
16 of 41
Bloomberg and his daughter Georgina watch an NBA basketball game in March 2003. Bloomberg had two daughters with his former wife, Susan. They divorced in 1993.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg and his daughter Georgina watch an NBA basketball game in March 2003. Bloomberg had two daughters with his former wife, Susan. They divorced in 1993.
Hide Caption
17 of 41
Bloomberg and Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, left, meet President George W. Bush in the White House Oval Office in March 2003.
Photos: Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg and Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, left, meet President George W. Bush in the White House Oval Office in March 2003.