In 1917, Bertie Charles Forbes, known as B. C. Forbes, launchedForbes magazine, the biweekly business publication geared for topdecision makers. Scottish immigrant B.C. Forbes came to New York in1904, and got his first job by offering to work for nothing as a reporter forThe Journal of Commerce. A dozen years later he had become a widelysyndicated business columnist. In 1917, as an outlet for his outpouringsthat were too voluminous for his daily column and his other magazinefeature articles, he foundedForbes.
In 1946, following World War II, B.C.’s sons, Bruce and MalcolmForbes, joined the company. Bruce headed advertising in Detroit, andMalcolm was assistant publisher. When B.C. Forbes died in 1954, Brucebecame president and Malcolm the editor-in-chief and publisher.
Besides Malcolm and Bruce, there were three other brothers: Duncan,who died in his teens, Gordon who died in 1987, and Wal ace, now president ofForbes Investors Advisory Institute. In 1964, Bruce Forbes died of cancer at theage of 48. Then, Malcolm became the president and editor-in-chief, and made aForbes a household name when it came to business and investing.
Malcolm died at the age of 70 in 1990. Forbes, Inc. passed to his foursons and his daughter, Moira.
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福布斯公司是怎样产生的1917年，博泰·查尔斯·福布斯（即众所周知的B.C.福布斯）创办了《福布斯》杂志。《福布斯》杂志是面向顶级企业决策者的财经类双周刊。B.C.福布斯是来自苏格兰的移民，他于1904年来到纽约。他的第一份工作是无偿为《商报》做记者。十几年后，他成了一名财经专栏作家，他的作品在多家报纸上发表。1917年，由于其每日专栏作品以及为其他杂志撰写的特稿数量颇多，他创立了《福布斯》杂志。
二战结束后，B.C.福布斯的儿子布鲁斯·福布斯和马尔科姆·福布斯于1946年加盟福布斯公司。布鲁斯在底特律掌管广告业务，马尔科姆任助理出版人。B.C.福布斯于1954年去世后，布鲁斯成为公司总裁，马尔科姆任主编兼出版人。
马尔科姆和布鲁斯还有三个兄弟：邓肯十几岁时就去世了，戈登也于1987年去世，华莱士·福布斯现任福布斯投资人顾问中心总裁。1964年，布鲁斯死于癌症，时年48岁。接着，马尔科姆出任公司总裁和主编，他带领公司涉足商业和投资领域，使福布斯成为一个家喻户晓的名字。
1990年，70岁的马尔科姆去世。福布斯公司由他的四个儿子和女儿莫伊拉管理。
如今，史蒂夫·福布斯担任福布斯公司的董事长兼首席执行官，他还兼任《福布斯》杂志的主编；他的兄弟蒂姆·福布斯担任福布斯公司的总裁和首席运营官；克里斯托弗·福布斯担任福布斯公司的副董事长；罗伯特·福布斯担任福布斯公司的副总裁，同时兼任《福布斯生活》杂志的总裁。
