Hansjörg Wyss‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍

Swiss billionaire; major dark money donor to progressive causes

Tracked Swiss billionaire; major dark money donor to progressive causes · 2 documented connections

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Swiss-born billionaire and former CEO of medical device company Synthes. Despite not being a US citizen (and thus legally barred from federal political donations), Wyss has directed hundreds of millions through nonprofit entities to progressive causes. The Wyss Foundation and the Berger Action Fund have been identified as major funders in the Arabella Advisors dark money network. Net worth ~$7B.

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Hansjörg Wyss founded the Wyss Foundation.

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Berger Action Fund is funded by Wyss to channel money to progressive causes

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Pending Review Foreign nationals like Wyss are barred from directly contributing to cam‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍paigns but are generally able to give to politically involved nonprofits

Added: 13 Apr 2026

Pending Review The Federal Election Commission found in 2022 that Wyss made ‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍$119,000 in unlawful political contributions from 1990 to 2006

Date: 2022-01-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026

Pending Review Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss has donated $245 million to‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍ the Sixteen Thirty Fund and the New Venture Fund since 2016

Date: 2016-01-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026

Pending Review In 2014, Wyss said he carried only a Swiss passport and did not have a U.S. green card

Date: 2014-01-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026

Pending Review As of 2025, Forbes estimated Wyss's net worth at US$4.8 billion, while Bloomberg estimated $12.7 billion

Date: 2025-01-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026

Pending Review Hansjörg Wyss is a Swiss billionaire who acknowledged in 2021 he is a foreign national

Date: 2021-01-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026

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Hansjörg Wyss founded the Wyss Foundation.

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Berger Action Fund is funded by Wyss to channel money to progressive causes

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