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Wyss is an active hiker, skier and backpacker.[1][2] He is also a hobby pilot.[3]

Wyss lives in Wyoming[4] where he is involved in outdoor education programs and funds local efforts to conserve wildlife habitat and public lands in the Rocky Mountains.[5][1] In 2000, Wyss purchased the 900-acre (3.6 km2) Halter Ranch & Vineyard in western Paso Robles, California.[6]

As of 2015, Wyss ranks 240 on the Forbes list of billionaires, with an estimated net worth of approximately $6.1 billion.[7][8] He ranks number 70 on the Bloomberg list of billionaires.[4]

Wyss has one daughter, Amy, who also lives in Wyoming.[9]

  1. ^ a b Phil Taylor (24 March 2015). "Public Lands:'Quietly philanthropic' tycoon makes his mark in the West". eenews.net. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ Matthew Brown (12 December 2010). "Swiss billionaire puts $35M into MT conservation". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ Allison Connolly (20 April 2011). "Wyss May Top Bertarelli as Richest Swiss Man in Synthes Sale". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "#240 Hansjoerg Wyss". Forbes. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015. Cite error: The named reference "Bloomberg15" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ Jeanne O’Brien (5 January 2011). "Wilderness Medicine Campus Coming to Wyoming". snewsnet.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. ^ Faith Echtermeyer (January 8, 2014). "Swiss billionaire merges winemaking, conservation on coast". ocregister.com. Orange County Register. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Hansjoerg Wyss". Forbes. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  8. ^ Wilkinson, Tara Loader. Switzerland's second richest man makes big donation to Harvard, Wealth Bulletin, 8 October 2008; retrieved 15 October 2008.
  9. ^ "#1044 Amy Wyss". Forbes. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.