President

Tom Steyer

Democrat

Age: 62

Residence: San Francisco, California

Political experience: This is his first campaign for public office. He was active in supporting Democratic presidetial candidates Walter Mondale in 1973, Bill Bradley in 2000, John Kerry in 2004. He raised money for Barack Obama.

Professional experience: Worked for investment bankers Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, and equity firm Hellman & Friedman; founded hedge fund Farallon Capital Management.

Education: Yale University, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Website: tomsteyer.com