Steve Forbes

Steve Forbes, born on July 18, 1947, is an American publishing executive and politician. He is best known as the editor-in-chief of Forbes, a prominent business magazine. Born in Morristown, New Jersey, Forbes is the son of Malcolm Forbes, the longtime publisher of Forbes, and the grandson of B.C. Forbes, the publication's founder. He has also served as an adviser at the Forbes School of Business & Technology. Forbes has been actively involved in politics and was a candidate in the 1996 and 2000 Republican presidential primaries. He graduated cum laude from Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts, and earned an A.B. in history from Princeton University in 1970.