Billionaire George Soros Hands Over Control of His Investment Empire to His Son | DW News

Jun 12, 2023 | George Soros is handing over control of his investment and philanthropic empire to his son Alexander. Mr Soros's 25-Billion-dollar business holdings include the nonprofit Open Society Foundations, which funnels around one and a half billion dollars a year to human rights and pro democracy causes. George Soros is 92 years old and has often been targetted by right-wing autocrats and governments for his backing of liberal causes. His son says he's more of a politician than his father and has pledged to broaden the foundation's priorities to include voting and abortion rights, as well as gender equity. For more on the Soros legacy and what this change at the top is likely to mean, we talk to Journalist and Author Emily Tamkin who joins us from the Austrian capital, Vienna. She's author of "The Influence of Soros," which looks at his life and how he became a favourite target of the right. Her most recent book Bad Jews looks at the history of Jewish American politics and identities.