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Steve Forbes

Steve Forbes
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Steve Forbes in 2016.
Born Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Jr.
(1947-07-18) July 18, 1947 (age 69)
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater Princeton University (A.B.)
Occupation Publisher
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Sabina Beekman (m. 1971)
Children 5

Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes, Jr. (/fɔːrbz/; born July 18, 1947) is an American publishing executive, who was twice a candidate for the nomination of the Republican Party for President. Forbes is the Editor-in-Chief of Forbes, a business magazine. Forbes was a Republican candidate in the 1996 and 2000 Presidential primaries. Forbes is the son of longtime Forbes publisher Malcolm Forbes, and the grandson of that publication's founder, B.C. Forbes.

Forbes was born in Morristown, New Jersey, to Roberta Remsen (née Laidlaw) and Malcolm Forbes. Forbes grew up wealthy in the town of Far Hills, New Jersey.

Forbes attended the prestigious Far Hills Country Day School.

In 1966, Forbes graduated cum laude from Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts, and from Princeton University, New Jersey, in 1970. While at Princeton, Forbes founded his first magazine, Business Today, with two other students. Business Today is currently the largest student-run magazine in the world. Forbes is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi and Tau Kappa Epsilon. He holds honorary degrees from several universities, including New York Institute of Technology and Lehigh University.


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