raised in the financial capital of the u.s., new york city, but chose to open his investment firm farallon capital management in san francisco. he founded the company in 1986 with $8 million, and by the time he stepped down in 2012, he had turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making farallon the fourth-largest hedge fund in the world. his personal fortune is an estimated $2.6 billion. not satisfied with retiring on the golf course, steyer reinvented himself as an environmental activist, even funding and starring in a series of public service announcements. tom: i am tom steyer. each week, we are taking a look at the keystone xl pipeline proposal. betty: steyer believes building the pipeline will escalate the production of the controversial canadian oil sands. tom: so the question here in my mind was -- is this a chance to change our trajectory in terms of energy? is this a chance to change the way people think about it and the way the policies are shaped around energy? betty: we caught up with steyer in the tiny town of mayflower, arkansas, where he was getting a look at the cle

raised in the financial capital of the u.s., new york city, but chose to open his investment firm farallonal management in san francisco. he founded the company in 1986 with $8 million, and by the time he stepped down in 2012, he turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making farallon the fourth-largest hedge fund in the world. his personal fortune is an estimated $2.6 billion.

the time he stepped down in 2012, he had turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making farallonrth-largest hedge fund in the world. his personal fortune is an

raised in the financial capital of the u.s., new york city, but chose to open his investment firm farallonagement in san francisco. he founded the company in 1986 with $8 million, and by the time he stepped down in 2012, he turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making farallon the fourth-largest hedge fund in the world. his personal fortune is an estimated $2.6 billion.

the time he stepped down in 2012, he had turned the initial investment into $30 billion, making farallonourth-largest hedge fund in the world. his personal fortune is an estimated $2.6 billion.

she's an extraordinary pastry chef, executive pastry chef of farallon, waterbar, and i've had great stuff. - thank you. - and out of your book. and i prepare all of those classic things today and made some meringue too. - you know, these meringues look beautiful.