MIKE BLOOMBERG BIOGRAPHY

A Valentine's Day baby, Michael Rubens Bloomberg was born during World War II on February 14, 1942 in Boston. Raised by working class parents during a time of great change in America, he was taught that opportunity comes from education, innovation and hard work.

 He attended John Hopkins University by working as a parking lot attendant during summer vacations and taking out loans. He then went on to earn his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Hired by Salomon Brothers in New York City, he quickly demonstrated a keen knowledge of rapidly expanding technology and information system applications in the financial world. He rose through the ranks of Salomon, but fell victim of a buyout in 1981 and was fired during the merger.

While embracing the important lessons of this setback, he forged his own path ahead and founded Bloomberg LP in 1981. This visionary company used emerging technology to bring a new era of efficiency to Wall Street. Today, while Bloomberg has shifted his focus on civic life, the company still thrives as the premiere financial news service in the finance industry employing over 9500 employees in 100 countries.

Securing success in the financial world, Mike Bloomberg looked toward thoughtful charitable giving utilizing his resources to further his social and philanthropic beliefs. While his donations have benefitted a vast variety of causes and organizations, from the Arts to the protection of journalists abroad, he has been most dedicated to the School of Hygiene and Public Health at John Hopkins which was renamed the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

In 2001, Mike Bloomberg became a guardian of the public interest as he was elected Mayor of New York City. His election came in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, marking his first term with a sober uncertainty of the City's future. Mayor Bloomberg, with great inspirational leadership, set about rebuilding the vibrant heart and soul of New York City .

With an agenda based on results and not popularity, he took aggressive actions to create jobs and restore the economy. Mindful of the great importance of educating the City's youth, he took control of the school system in order to improve accountability and promote academic success. He expanded affordable housing and continued the unprecedented reduction in crime.

Using his time honored focus on results focused fiscal responsibility and disregarding partisan politics, he saw the gains to be made in public health and quality of life by instituting the restaurant and bar smoking ban, increasing parkland and instituting the 311 assistance program .

In 2005, Mike Bloomberg won a resounding victory for a second term, uniting New Yorkers of every ethnic, economic and social background in support. His second term has focused on continuing the gains in education, public health and economic stability. He has brought attention to the needs of environmental responsibility and corrective action.

The nation outside of New York City has taken notice of Mayor Bloomberg's can-do attitude and his willingness to boldly speak out on a variety of national issues such as immigration and our national reputation abroad . He has become a sought after statesman for education, poverty and the environment. Support for his non-partisan, transparent, results focused policies has continued to grow stronger from every state in the Union.