Which Brookline Residents Are the Wealthiest in Massachusetts?

• Story by Mike Carraggi (Patch Staff)

Brookline, MA – Need a small loan of a few million dollars? Now you know who to solicit.

The venture capital and private equity database firm Massinvestor Inc. has released its rankings of the top 50 richest people in Massachusetts on its AffluenceIQ database. The company aims to sell the information of the (extremely) wealthy to those looking for donors, investors, etc.

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Here's a look at who landed on the top 50 from Brookline. For the full list, visit the AffluenceIQ database.

• Robert K. Kraft, 75

Rank: 5

Net worth: $4.8 billion

Owner of New England Patriots, CEO of The Kraft Group.

• John W. Henry II, 67

Rank: 12

Net worth: $2.2 billion

Owner of the Boston Red Sox and The Boston Globe, former commodities trader

• John W. Childs, 74

Rank: 22

Net worth: $1.2 billion

CEO and founder of J.W. Childs Associates private equity firm

• Alan Trefler, 60

Rank: 49

Net worth: $600 million

Chess whiz, founder of Pegasystems, a developer of business software applications

Photo courtesy of Pictures of Money via Flickr