The top 50 billionaire inventors

Thomas Peterffy – Estimated Net Worth Today: $25.3B.

Mr. Peterffy founded Interactive Brokers in 1993 after originally starting in market-making, which markets its specialized trading platform to sophisticated investors.

Peterffy arrived in America in 1965 at age 21, the penniless descendant of Hungarian aristocrats who lost nearly everything to the Soviets.

He announced in January 2019 that he will step down as CEO in Q3 2019, concurrent with his 79th birthday, after running Interactive Brokers for 42 years. He appointed Milan Galik as CEO but will remain chairman.

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Angelina Kushnarova

Angelina Kushnarova (Sverediuk) was born in Ukraine. She graduated from Ternopil Medical University with a specialization in Medicine and completed an internship in Radiology at Lviv University. She worked as a Radiologist, while also working as a web developer.

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