Charles Simonyi
Hungarian-American computer software executive (born 1948)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Charles Simonyi is a Hungarian-American technology executive born in 1948 in Hungary. He is described as a computer software executive and has an estimated net worth of ~$8.4 billion. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Simonyi is identified as a Microsoft software executive associated with the development of Word and Excel. Wikidata NewsAPI
Political Activity
The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions from Simonyi; the figures below cover only the 100 most recent sampled records, not his full history. Those sampled records total $705,799.70, including $472,587.45 categorized as Republican, $10,300 as Democratic, $1,812.25 under another Republican category, and $221,100 as PAC/Other. The largest listed recipients were the Republican National Committee ($241,800), Trump Victory ($150,000), and the Washington State Republican Party ($71,062.75). FEC
In the News
A July 2026 Economic Times article reported that Simonyi spent nearly 20 years living and working aboard a 233-foot, military-style superyacht reportedly valued at $100 million and equipped with a helipad. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
No giving data on file. That is a gap in our sources, not a finding that this person gives nothing — and because the component still counts as zero, it holds this score down. Know of a gift we are missing? Tell us and we will source it.
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 8/31/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata