Forbes family (publishers)
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The Forbes family includes a number of related people that founded, and have worked for, Forbes
magazine. Noted members include B.C. Forbes, the founder of the magazine; his son and successor, Malcolm Forbes
; and Malcom's son, Steve Forbes
, current President and CEO of the company. Steve's brothers Christopher Forbes
(currently Vice Chairman as well as a Vice Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta American Priory), Robert Forbes
, and Tim Forbes
have also worked for the company.
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
magazine. Noted members include B.C. Forbes, the founder of the magazine; his son and successor, Malcolm Forbes
Malcolm Forbes
Malcolm Stevenson Forbes was publisher of Forbes magazine, founded by his father B. C. Forbes and today run by his son Steve Forbes.-Life and career:...
; and Malcom's son, Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes
Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes, Jr. is an American editor, publisher, and businessman. He is the editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes as well as president and chief executive officer of its publisher, Forbes Inc. He was a Republican candidate in the U.S. Presidential primaries in 1996...
, current President and CEO of the company. Steve's brothers Christopher Forbes
Christopher Forbes
Christopher "Kip" Forbes is Vice Chairman of the Forbes Publishing company. He attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, and Princeton University....
(currently Vice Chairman as well as a Vice Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta American Priory), Robert Forbes
Robert Forbes
Robert W. "Bob" Forbes was an American football player and coach. He was a first-team All-American end for Yale University in 1906 and was the recipient of one of the most significant passes in the first season in which the forward pass was legalized...
, and Tim Forbes
Tim Forbes
Timothy C. Forbes is a member of the Forbes publishing family and the son of Malcolm Forbes. The family owns the Forbes magazine chain. Tim Forbes attended St. Mark's School of Southborough, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University in 1976....
have also worked for the company.