Matt Durot is a senior reporter who covers the world’s wealthiest people with a focus on their businesses, philanthropy and political spending. He joined Forbes in 2021 and works in New York. He’s covered the blowup of a former billionaire’s foundation for underserved students, America’s Richest Families, and how Charles Koch, Phil Knight and other aging billionaires plan to transfer their wealth. Durot worked as a financial statement auditor at Deloitte from 2015 to 2020 after graduating from Miami University of Ohio with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting. He also holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. Contact Durot with suggestions, tips and scoops at +1-224-300-3935 (Signal) or mdurot@forbes.com.
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