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SECTIONFORBES.COM JUNE 30, 20 19PHIL^POYNTER/TRUNK^ ARCHIVE^ (LEFT);^ MICHAEL^ PRINCE- ELAINE WYNN
$2.4 billion
AGE: 77 RESIDENCE: Las Vegas
SELF-MADE SCORE: 8
The queen of Las Vegas became the biggest shareholder of
Wynn Resorts in 2018 after her ex-husband and cofounder,
Steve, with whom she’d battled for years, resigned and sold
his shares amid allegations of sexual misconduct. In April,
Massachusetts Gaming Commission authorities grilled Elaine
and Wynn Resorts executives about the company’s years-
long cover-up of employee allegations of sexual misconduct
by Steve. The three-day hearing dug into Wynn Resorts’
toxic culture and how it protected Steve, and revealed how
it hired ex-FBI agents to spy on Elaine and other employees.
In late April, Massachusetts authorities fined the company
$35 million for mishandling the allegations but let it keep its
license for a $2.6 billion casino near Boston opening in June. - OPRAH WINFREY
$2.6 billion
AGE: 65 RESIDENCE: Montecito, California
SELF-MADE SCORE: 10
The onetime local news reporter and talk show host signed a
mega-deal with Apple in June 2018 to create original content
for the tech company’s forthcoming streaming service; it will
include a book club, documentaries—including one about sex-
ual harassment in the workplace—and perhaps even a series
that puts her in front of the camera. She said of her new part-
ner: “They’re in a billion pockets, y’all. A billion pockets.” - SHERYL
SANDBERG
$1.7 billion
AGE: 49 RESIDENCE:
Menlo Park, California
SELF-MADE SCORE: 6
After the March terrorist
attacks at mosques in
Christchurch, New Zealand,
Sandberg penned an op-ed
detailing Facebook’s plan to
curb the live streaming of
violence and hateful content - PEGGY CHERNG
$1.7 billion
AGE: 71 RESIDENCE: Las Vegas
SELF-MADE SCORE: 9
She and her husband met at Kansas’ Baker University in 1967
where she got a degree in electrical engineering. They later
made a fortune from quick-serve Chinese food chain Panda
Express, which has more than 2,200 locations. Lately, their
Panda Restaurant Group has been backing other fast-service
restaurants, including Raising Cane’s, Urbane Cafe, Just Salad,
Uncle Tetsu, Pieology and Ippudo. Last summer the couple
invested in a group that bought the Mandarin Oriental hotel
in Las Vegas for $214 million; it’s been renamed the Waldorf
Astoria Las Vegas.
on the social network, in part
through better identification
technology. Facebook, where
Sandberg has served as
COO since 2008, has been
struggling to turn around
its battered public image
in the wake of data-breach
scandals. Sandberg, who gets
most of her fortune from the
social network’s stock, has a
stake in online polling firm
SurveyMonkey, where her
late husband, Dave Goldberg,
was CEO.CHANGE IN WEALTH KEY: UP DOWN UNCHANGED RETURNEE SELF-MADE SCORE: 0 = INHERITED, 10 = SELF-MADE