World's Richest CEOs
Sheldon Adelson
Adelson is an American entrepreneur, who is the Chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, the parent company of the Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. He is listed as the eighth wealthiest American in the Forbes 400. Adelson and his wife Miriam were awarded with the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship by the Woodrow Wilson international Center for Scholars of Smithsonian Institution in 2008. He also received the Chairman’s Award from the Nevada Policy Research Institute for his efforts to advance the free market principles in Nevada. He was appointed by George W. Bush to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to Jerusalem for celebration of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel in 2008. At present his net worth is $24.6 billion.
