Daniel Nadler

While he’s not exactly a household name, Daniel Nadler made history in 2018 when the fintech firm he co-founded, Kensho Technologies, became the most valuable private artificial intelligence (A.I.) company in history. So it’s no surprise the Harvard Ph.D could recently afford to buy a suitably sleek and technology-packed house in the mountains high above Beverly Hills. Founded in 2012, AI-powered Kensho Technologies was ultimately acquired by S&P Global for $550 million. After leaving S&P’s executive ranks, Nadler reportedly moved to the Caribbean island of St. Barts, though he’s hardly retired — two years ago, he founded AI systems developer Xyla. The 39-year-old is also a published poet; in 2018, he was elected to the board of directors of the Academy of American Poets.