8Michael Jaharis – Net worth: $2.2 billion
With a net worth same as George Argyros, Michael Jaharis is the 8th richest man in Greece and the Vice Chairman of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
He is a Greek culture enthusiast and also a donor to the Metropolitan Museum and Tufts.
The 86-year-old billionaire made not 1, but 3 fortunes in pharmaceuticals.
In 1972, he teamed up with Phillip Frost to buy Key Pharmaceuticals, and in 1986, he was its CEO, when it merged with Schering-Plough in an $836 million deal.
Kos Pharmaceuticals, a cholesterol drugmaker, brought Michael Jaharis his second fortune. The company was founded by the billionaire in 1988 and it was sold to Abbott Labs 12 years later for $4.2 billion.
In 2013, Michael Jaharis bought Pearl Therapeutics for $560 million and his venture capital firm, Vatera Healthcare Partners, was the biggest investor in that company.
As you already figured it out, that was the third jackpot Michael Jaharis hit.
