Michael Polsky
$2.5B
as of 10/04/24
About Michael Polsky
Emigrated to America from Soviet Ukraine with his wife in 1976 with $500.
Invenergy is seeking to build 1,000 wind turbines in western Kansas and an 800 mile power line to carry their power east. For $7 billion.
Sold natural gas generator SkyGen to Calpine for $450 million in 2001.
Invenergy now owns more than 10,000 megawatts, including nearly 7,000 wind turbines.
In 2006 an Illinois divorce court ordered him to pay wife Maya $180 million.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Electric powerResidence
Chicago, IllinoisMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/01/49 (age 75)Number of children
4Education
Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessSelf-made
self-madeMichael Polsky’s fortune is worth
42K
troy ounces of gold
38K
median U.S. household
25K
median U.S. income
0.05%
U.S. credit card volume
0.01%
GDP of the United States
0.007%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Gave $50 million to University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
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