Andrew Forrest

John Andrew Henry Forrest (born 18 November 1961), nicknamed Twiggy, is an Australian businessman. He is best known as the founder and current executive chairman of mining company Fortescue, one of Australia's largest companies.

Dr Forrest established Minderoo Foundation, Australia's largest philanthropic organisation, and [https://www.tattarang.com/ Tattarang], one of Australia's largest investment groups.

With an assessed net worth of 33.29 billion according to the ''Financial Review'' 2023 Rich List, Forrest was ranked as the second richest Australian. The ''Financial Review'' named him the richest person in Australia in 2008.

In 2013, Andrew and Nicola Forrest, made The Giving Pledge.

Dr Forrest holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) in Marine Ecology. Provided by Wikipedia