Michael Bloomberg
Some of the key events about Michael Bloomberg
- 1966Graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
- 1973Became a general partner at Salomon Brothers investment bank
- 1981Founded Innovative Market Systems, later renamed Bloomberg L.P.
- 1990Appointed chairman of the board of trustees at Johns Hopkins University
- 1997Settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former employee
- 2001Elected as the 108th Mayor of New York City
- 2001Faced criticism for switching political parties from Democrat to Republican
- 2002Founded Bloomberg Philanthropies to focus on charitable giving
- 2002Implemented controversial "stop-and-frisk" policing policy as New York City mayor
- 2006Launched PlaNYC, a comprehensive sustainability plan for New York City
- 2008Pushed for an extension of term limits to allow himself to run for a third term as mayor
- 2009Won re-election as Mayor for a third term after successfully changing term limit laws
- 2011Faced backlash for the forceful eviction of Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park
- 2013Defended the NYPD's surveillance of Muslim communities, which was later ruled unconstitutional
- 2014Appointed as the United Nations Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change
- 2015Made comments suggesting that minorities were stopped "too little" under stop-and-frisk
- 2018Launched the American Cities Climate Challenge, a $70 million program to support climate action in 25 cities
- 2019Faced criticism for initially defending stop-and-frisk policy during his presidential campaign
- 2020Accused of creating a hostile work environment for women in his company
- 2020Spent over $500 million on a failed presidential campaign, dropping out after poor Super Tuesday performance
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