George Soros Named Financial Times’ ‘Person of the Year’
Liberal megadonor George Soros on Thursday was honored by the Financial Times by being named the publication’s 2018 “Person of the Year.”
“The Financial Times’s choice of Person of the Year is usually a reflection of their achievements,” the editorial board of the London-based newspaper wrote Wednesday. “In the case of Mr. Soros this year, his selection is also about the values he represents.”
Soros, 88, is best known for his work with his grant-giving network, Open Society Foundations. However, the billionaire hedge-fund-manager-turned-philanthropist’s influence in Democratic politics has made him a divisive figure on the Right.
Soros, who was among the liberal targets who were mailed a pipe bomb in October, was born in Hungary in 1930 to a Jewish family. He and his family survived Nazi occupation “by securing false identity papers, concealing their backgrounds, and helping others do the same,” according to his website. (Read more from “George Soros Named Financial Times’ ‘Person of the Year'” HERE)
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