Greg Steinmetz grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and spent fifteen years as journalist for publications including the "Sarasota Herald-Tribune", the "Houston Chronicle", New York "Newsday", and "The Wall Street Journal", where he served as the Berlin Bureau Chief and later the London Bureau Chief. He currently works as a securities analyst for a money management firm in New York. He is a graduate of Colgate University and has a master s degree from Northwestern University s Medill School of Journalism. He has three children and lives in Larchmont, New York. "The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life