Patricia E. Harris

With a fortune of USD 110 billion, Michael Bloomberg is one of the world’s richest people — and a climate activist. As CEO of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Foundation, Patricia E. Harris is responsible for strategically distributing some of this money. She supports areas such as public health, education, government innovation, the arts and the environment. In 2026/27, Bloomberg Philanthropies will fill the gap in the UN Climate Change Secretariat’s core budget left by the withdrawal of the USA. Last year, Harris distributed a total of USD 3.7 billion. She has had a long career in government, serving as deputy mayor of New York from 2006 to 2013, including under the Democrat Michael Bloomberg. The NY Daily News described her as “the most powerful woman in New York you’ve never heard of” because of her closeness to Bloomberg.