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Michael Moritz is the Managing Partner at Sequoia Capital and sits on Google's Board of Directors. Forbes listed him as No. 1 on their 2006 Midas List.

Fast Facts

1. Born: 1954
2. Birthplace: Cardiff, Wales
3. Education: Oxford University
4. Net Worth (2007): $1.1 Billion

Michael Moritz was born and raised in Cardiff, Wales. He attended Christ Church at Oxford University, where he earned a degree in history. He then went on to receive his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

After completing his education, Moritz began working for Time magazine as a reporter. After parting from Time, he co-founded Technologic Partners, which was a technology newsletter. He also started investing in technology companies. Among the list of his investments are Google, Yahoo!, PayPal, Cisco, YouTube, and Apple Computer.