- Source of Wealth: Business (Danaher Corporation)
- Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Marital Status: Married (Emily Wei)
- Full Name: Mitchell Rales
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: 1956
- Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
- Occupation: Businessman (Chairman of the Executive Committee of Danaher Corporation)
- Education: Walt Whitman High School and Miami University
- Children: 3 (Alexander, Stephanie and Gregory)
With an estimated net worth of $4.6 billion, Mitchell Rales is one of the richest people in Maryland. Although he began early on working for his father’s real estate firm, he left this field and started his work in the finance sector in 1979 wherein he began an equity holding group with his brother. He has amassed a majority of his financial gain from the Danaher Corporation, which he has been a board member for since 1983.
He serves as a board member for Danaher as well as the chairman of its executive committee. Aside from this, he also serves on a number of different boards and is a member of the board of directors for a number of organizations. He is tied to other organizations such as Hirshhorn Museum and the National Gallery of Arts. Although he has a part in these organizations, he is most known for his business expertise and work ethic which began early on when he started working for his father’s organization. He eventually became successful and built his own name with his company, Danaher Corporation.