A consultant who once railed against ‘the billionaire boys club’ is now leading opposition to California’s wealth tax | Fortune0

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• August 28, 2026

The consultant who once warned that California’s richest poured millions into politics because they had something to gain is now helping billionaires fight a tax on their fortunes. Ned Wigglesworth, who decried the “billionaire boys’ club of politics” as a campaign finance reformer decades ago, is a key strategist behind Building a Better California, the