Michael Polsky

Michael Polsky (#1681)

Global Rank #1681

Country Rank #571

Country United States

"When you have a mission, a conviction, you perform on a completely different level. You believe so strongly, you don't take no for an answer."

$ 3 B
Electric power
United States
M
77 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,681

Country Rank #571

Net Worth $2.5B

Previous Worth $2.5B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Electric power

Age 77 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Chicago, Illinois

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Electric power

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 77

Source Of Wealth Electric power, Self Made

Self Made Score 10

Residence Chicago, Illinois

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 4

Education Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $2.5B

Current Net Worth $2.5B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Ukrainian immigrant Michael Polsky founded Chicago-based Invenergy, one of the nation's biggest developers of renewable energy projects, 33 gigawatts so far. Invenergy is seeking to build the $11 billion, 800-mile transmission line across Kansas and Missouri called Grain Belt Expresss. Polsky made an early fortune selling natural gas generator SkyGen to Calpine for $450 million in 2001. Polsky has sold big multi-billion-dollar stakes in Invenergy to Blackstone and Canadian pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec. In 2006 an Illinois divorce court ordered him to pay wife Maya $180 million.

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#1676

Billionaires (2026)

Insights

Did You Know?

Polsky has given and pledged more than $150 million to the University of Chicago.

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Current Net Worth: $2.5B (May 4, 2026)