Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed he has Asperger’s syndrome during his opening monologue while hosting Saturday Night Live, but is far from the first billionaire businessman to divulge he is neurodivergent. SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses on the red carpet of the Axel Springer Award in Berlin, ... [+] Germany. Fellow billionaire and investment management firm founder Bill Gross revealed in 2019 he too had been diagnosed with Asperger’s, telling Bloomberg he believes the condition makes him a better investor: “It allows you to focus on longer-term things without getting mixed up in the details,” Gross said. Gross, estimated by Forbes to be worth about $1.5 billion, also said the diagnosis likely explains his trouble maintaining eye contact and his almost obsessive interest in collecting stamps. Charles Schwab, who founded the nation’s largest brokerage firm and has an estimated $11.4 billion fortune, has also had lifelong troubles reading and writing because of dyslexia.

Source: Forbes May 10, 2021 00:00 UTC