Some of the nation’s deepest pockets have Cincinnati ties, and this year’s Forbes 400 puts a couple of familiar names right in the mix.
Released Sept. 15, the annual list ranks the 400 richest people in America, and Forbes says their combined wealth has reached a record $8 trillion, up from $6.6 trillion a year ago. Among the Ohioans who made the cut are Bengals owner Mike Brown and Medpace CEO August Troendle.
Brown lands at No. 224.
Forbes estimates he and his family are worth $7.6 billion, and says the 91-year-old helped his father, Paul Brown, found the NFL franchise in 1967. Several family members are still involved with the Bengals.
Forbes also estimates the team is worth more than $5 billion in 2025.
Troendle checks in at No. 396 with a reported net worth of $4.4 billion. Forbes says the Cincinnati-based Medpace chief owns nearly 19% of the company’s stock.
Troendle founded Medpace in 1992, building a clinical research company that runs trials for pharmaceutical firms working to bring drugs, vaccines or medical devices to market. Before that, he spent five years as a director at Swiss pharma company Sandoz, now known as Novartis.
Cincinnati’s reach on the list even extends to Steven Spielberg, who was born in the city. The 79-year-old filmmaker ranks No. 216 with a reported net worth of nearly $8 billion. Forbes says Spielberg’s movies have made more than $10 billion worldwide, and he still receives a cut of every ticket sold at Universal Orlando theme parks because of his consulting work when the first park opened in 1990.
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