The U.S. presidential election is just a few weeks away, and each candidate—and their supporters—is doing everything they can to make their final appeal to voters.
Elon Musk campaigned for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania this week, asking people to vote early for the candidate in a critical toss-up state. He’s been an outspoken supporter of the candidate, and has spent more than $70 million to help Trump and other Republicans get elected this year.
But while Musk has successfully grabbed headlines this week, a plethora of other business titans have lined up behind Kamala Harris. On Thursday, Mark Cuban campaigned for Harris in Wisconsin, mocking Trump’s tariff proposals as “gibberish” and adding he was the “same guy who also thought that Mexico would pay for the wall.”
Harris has also been the recipient of donations from tech billionaires like Laurene Powell Jobs, Sam Altman, and David Ellison. Mike Bloomberg has donated around $19 million to a super PAC supporting Kamala Harris’s campaign.
These are some of the billionaires and business titans supporting Harris in her last dash to the finish line this November.
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban has persistently been outspoken against the policies and rhetoric of Donald Trump and his supporters. In Wisconsin this week, the Shark Tank billionaire appealed to company leaders and said this election was a “battle for entrepreneurs,” and that a second Trump administration would devastate small businesses. Despite his appearance on the campaign trail, however, Cuban has said he will not donate to any political parties, and did not send any money to Harris-supporting super PACs.
Reid Hoffman and Michelle Yee
Hoffman and his wife Michelle Yee are major donors for the Democratic Party. The LinkedIn cofounder and billionaire and his partner have given $10 million this political cycle to the Future Forward PAC, which supports Harris. They have also donated $6 million to the anti-Trump Republican Accountability PAC, and more than $2 million to the One for All Committee.
Sam Altman
The OpenAI CEO and multibillionaire has donated to the Harris Victory Fund, and has a long-standing history of donating to Democratic politicians.
Taylor Swift
The whole world was holding its breath for the biggest global pop star to make her endorsement. And last month shortly after the debate between Harris and Trump, Swift made her decision official.
In a lengthy Instagram post, the singer said she would be casting her vote for Harris, because “she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.” Her post currently has over 11.3 million likes.
Mike Bloomberg
New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg has not been shy with his donations and support toward Kamala Harris. Bloomberg has given $19 million this political cycle to the Future Forward super PAC supporting the Democratic campaign. He has also donated $7 million to the Everytown for Gun Safety super PAC, and $10 million towards the House Majority PAC aimed at supporting Democrats in House races.
Sheryl Sandberg
The billionaire former COO of Meta showed her support for Harris via an Instagram post this July shortly following President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his run for a second term. Sandberg wrote of Harris: “She is an accomplished leader, a fierce advocate of abortion rights, and the strongest candidate to lead our country forward.”
Reed Hastings
The cofounder and executive chair of Netflix has donated $7 million to a super PAC supporting Harris—the largest single campaign contribution the billionaire has ever made to a politician.
Ron Conway
The billionaire venture capitalist and founder of SV Angel was among hundreds of signers in a “VCs for Harris” pledge. The letter reads that “strong, trustworthy institutions are a feature, not a bug, and…our industry—and every other industry—would collapse without them. That is what’s at stake in this election.”
Vinod Khosla
The billionaire OpenAI investor and founder of Sun Microsystems is no stranger to supporting the Democratic Party. He hosted a fundraiser for Biden’s campaign in May of this year, then quickly pivoted his support to Harris. He is also a signer of the “VCs for Harris” pledge.
David Ellison
Ellison, the founder and CEO of Skydance and leader of the Paramount merger, was among 88 business leaders who signed an open letter endorsing Harris for president. He also made a six-figure donation to the Harris Victory Fund.
Melinda French Gates
In an interview on CBS Mornings, billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates vocalized why she is supporting Harris for president, citing her stance on reproductive freedom, paid family medical leave, and support for caregivers. “She has always been outspoken on these topics,” said Gates, ”and I think she’s a woman of our time.”
In a separate interview with Vanity Fair, Gates said she made a “substantial” donation to the Harris-Walz campaign.
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