Project editors Luisa Kroll and Lea Goldman tapped the best minds they know--they even asked me!

FORBES: You choose

Luisa Kroll and Allison Fass are coeditors of the Billionaires issue, which culminates an extensive annual FORBES project.

FORBES: Coming: The Trillionaire Issue

Additional reporting by Victoria Murphy Barret, Heidi Brown, Stephane Fitch, Jack Gage, Susan Kitchens, Luisa Kroll, Claire Miller, Anne P.

FORBES

It's never easy pulling together our "40 Richest" lists, as Naazneen Karmali's team, working with Wealth Lists Editor Luisa Kroll, do here for India.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Thanks to Luisa Kroll for the assist on this story.

FORBES: Synthes Sale Creates $8.7 Billion Man

In compiling the data, Luisa Kroll and Kerry Dolan led a Wealth team that spoke directly with 88 billionaires on the list and 134 of their handlers.

FORBES: The Forbes 400: Our 30th Annual List Says a Lot About Our Journalism

Luisa Kroll edits Forbes' list of the world's billionaires.

FORBES: Magazine Article