Simone Melvin

Simone Melvin

Forbes Staff|Lifestyle

Simone Melvin is reporter covering billionaires and wealth. Before that, she covered lifestyle and entertainment at Forbes and currently co-edits the 30 Under 30 Art & Style North America list. She previously worked at The Dallas Morning News and reported on all things art and

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Jul 5, 2026

AI Data Centers Are Set To Electrify This $13 Billion Family’s 76-Year-Old Company

The Richards family is one of America's richest clans, thanks to its electrical manufacturing company Southwire. Here's why the AI craze should boost that fortune.

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Apr 22, 2026

How Rich Is Federal Reserve Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh?

The husband of a billionaire and a partner in billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s family office is very rich but he keeps the details of his assets vague.

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Mar 10, 2026

The World’s Youngest Billionaires

Why there are more Gen-Z billionaires than ever before.

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Feb 16, 2026

Everything We Know About Les Wexner In The Epstein Files

The Victoria's Secret billionaire, who is named as a co-conspirator in a 2019 FBI document, recently faced members of congress on Wednesday in Ohio.

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Jan 10, 2026

The Cost Of Living Like A Billionaire Hit A New High In 2025

Despite a boon from Trump's "big, beautiful bill,” billionaires faced higher prices last year for everything from racehorses to private jets to caviar.

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Jan 1, 2026

Billionaires Predicted The Stock Market’s Performance In 2025. Most Were Wrong

Forbes asked 34 billionaires in early 2025 how they thought the S&P 500 would fare. Turns out, not even billionaires can see the future.

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Dec 20, 2025

Lululemon's Billionaire Founder Has Been Fighting To Oust Its CEO–He Won, But He’s Still Not Happy

Chip Wilson was both celebratory and harshly critical after the company announced last week that its CEO is stepping down. But it’s just one small battle in a very public war between Wilson and the company he created.

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Dec 11, 2025

How This Indian Immigrant Went From An H1-B Visa To Building A $5.5 Billion Business

Jyoti Bansal left Delhi with a few hundred dollars and built two billion-dollar companies including Harness, which just raised $240 million at a huge valuation.

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Dec 2, 2025

30 Under 30 Art & Style: Meet The Visionaries Pushing The Boundaries Of Art And Style

From a designer turning university campuses into luxury silk scarves, to a key artist behind Netflix’s KPOP Demon Hunters, these 30 creatives are blazing the trail forward.

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Oct 25, 2025

How Loop Earplugs Turned Down The Volume For Gen Z And Dialed Up Massive Revenue

Maarten Bodewes and Dimitri O suffered hearing damage from years of attending loud concerts and wanted to help others avoid the same fate. Now their cult earplug company brings in $220 million, has collaborations with Coachella and McLaren, and is coming to a big box retailer.