"I have really enjoyed the business world much more than I expected," says the former Vice President. Among his business and financial interests.
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Technology
Adviser to Google; on the board at Apple
Media
Chairman and cofounder of cable network Current TV, with 38 million subscribers
Financial Services
Chairman and cofounder of Generation Investment Management
Speaker's Circuit
Up to $175,000 per appearance; fee is reduced or waived for some nonprofits and schools
Books
Nine so far; his latest, The Assault on Reason, sold 50,000 copies in the first week
Real Estate
Family homes in Nashville, Tennessee; Arlington, Virginia; San Francisco, California
Angel Investing
Funding a tech startup being founded by oncologist David Agus and Danny Hillis of Applied Minds
Total Net Worth:
Well over $100 million
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