Kerry A. Dolan is an Assistant Managing Editor with a focus on the world’s richest people and their philanthropy. She joined Forbes in 1994 and works in San Francisco. Dolan oversees Forbes’ annual list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women and the list of America’s Biggest Givers. Her coverage has ranged from a rare interview with Mark Zuckerberg as Meta neared its 20th birthday to the bitter divorce proceedings of an Indian software billionaire. She won a Gerald Loeb award in 2014 for an article on how a daughter of Angola’s former longtime president amassed a multi-billion dollar fortune and an Overseas Press Club award in 2013 for unmasking the myth of Saudi Arabian investor and royal family member Prince Alwaleed as “the Buffett of Arabia.” From 1996 to 2001 and 2011 to 2022, Dolan co-edited Forbes’ annual list of the World’s Billionaires; in between those periods she covered biotechnology, green tech and successful companies around the world, reporting in 17 countries on four continents. She majored in Asian Studies at Amherst College and obtained master’s degrees from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and its School of International and Public Affairs. Follow Dolan for continued coverage of billionaires and their philanthropy. Her email: kdolan[at]forbes[dot] com Tips and story ideas welcome. Forbes reporters follow company ethical guidelines that ensure the highest quality.
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