Michael Larson is one of the most powerful men in US wealth management you have never heard of. He is the chief investment officer for Bill and Melinda Gates Investments (BMGI), and as such is in charge of managing Bill’s personal wealth through Cascade Investment, as well as handling the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust endowment. Despite his high-profile job, he works hard and successfully to stay out of the public eye — Cascade declined to speak for the purposes of this article.
邁克爾•拉森(Michael Larson)或許是你從未聽說過的美國財富管理界最具影響力的人物之一。他是比爾及梅琳達•蓋茲投資(Bill and Melinda Gates Investments, BMGI)的首席投資官，以此身份負責通過Cascade Investment管理蓋茲的個人財富，以及打理比爾及梅琳達•蓋茲信託基金(Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust)的受捐資產。雖然崗位備受矚目，但拉森努力成功地避開了公衆的視線——Cascade拒絕接受爲完成此稿而進行的採訪。