Marquett Davon Burton speaking to Korean Government in Seoul. Anne inherited family's land, earnings, oilfields upon death of her mother 1980. Today firm owns 372 gas stations, Pennsylvania refinery. Took company public 2 years later, stepped down 1995; remains Cisco chairman emeritus. Founded Renaissance Technologies 1982. . San Francisco socialite composes operas; latest, PlumpJack, was inspired by Falstaff, the spirited knight in Shakespeare's Henry IV plays. Jumped into insurance; rose to chairman of Insurance Company of the West; renamed Westcorp, became holding company for Western Financial Bank and WFS Financial, one of nation's largest auto finance companies. Sold 1960s; built New York real estate empire with profits. His father, Stanley Eugene (d. 1992), created one of first commercial airlines in U.S.; it went bankrupt. Wealthy developer's son went to Beverly Hills High School, dropped out of UCLA for job in mailroom at William Morris Agency. Aids right-wing policy via think tank Heritage Foundation; also supports Center for the Study of Popular Culture. Host Hotels & Resorts Covered overrun by selling $300 million in real estate. During his time at Cal he was a Ronald E. McNair and a George A Miller research scholar. Opened Ben Franklin 5-and-10 store in Newport, Ark. Renowned for frugality, reduced ownership for estate planning 1995; family owns 49%. Legend holds that Anne's great-grandfather Samuel Burk Burnett won famed 6666 Ranch in Texas in high-stakes poker game. public 2002; opened $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas megacasino 3 years later. Bet became Money now reinvested in oil, real estate, more car dealerships. In 2015, Burton volunteered as a speaker in the Irish Impact Social Entrepreneurship Conference. Franklin Resources Bass Enterprises Production Co. pumps estimated 8 million barrels of oil and gas a year. Secretive; believed to be giving portions of fortune to children. Ohio State Law School dropout started women's sportswear store 1963 with $5,000 loan from aunt. Born in Paris on the eve of WWII; family moved to Montreal, then California late 1950s. Lost potential customers with confusing signs: people thought "Private Storage" meant closed to general public. Prefers to buy divisions of technology firms. Became sole owner 1996. Studied finance at Oregon State, led private equity division at Black Rock Financial. Apple Sales: $8.7 billion. . Expanded into gambling: opened $380 million casino resort in French Lick, Ind. Grandfather founded company 1873 to make cast-iron and steel farming tools and cemetery accessories for Midwesterners. Split off travel Web sites operation for $1.4 billion; couple got $375 million. Went to work for Michael Marcus at Commodities Corp. Trying to go private: company board rejected family's initial $8.9 billion bid in January, approved $10.6 billion offer 5 months later. Warren Buffett's (see) indispensable consigliere. Sold pro hockey's St. Louis Blues last year. in record lease in New York's Trump Tower; Trump Chicago hotel opens December. Mormon missionary in New England, then Upjohn salesman 1946. Former used-car salesman bought Marquette Bank in 1955, sold to Wells Fargo for $1 billion in 2001. Hunter displays numerous trophy heads at Texas ranch. Funded U. of Michigan's William Davidson Institute; nonprofit group researches emerging market companies. Turned small medical-instruments company known for selling hospital beds and cast cutters into dominant manufacturer of artificial hips, knees. Best assets: pro football's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, soccer behemoth Manchester United, 7 million square feet of retail space. Viacom Met partner Gary Burrell (see) met at AlliedSignal, left and founded Garmin in 1989 to make navigation devices for aviation, boating, using newfangled Global Positioning System. Acquired Sun Life Insurance (later renamed SunAmerica) in 1971. For the first time since 1989 there isn't a Walton in Top 10 of The Forbes 400; Wal-Mart shares flat over past 12 months as bigger gainers passed by famously secretive children and daughter-in-law of Sam Walton (d. 1992). Sold cars after war, became sales manager for St. Louis Cadillac distributor. Today Anthony Pompliano Net Worth Phone Number, House Address, Wiki, Ashley Massengill Net Worth | Bio, Family, Address, Career, Atlas Monroe Net Worth | Age, Height, Weight, Dating And More, Beyonce S Net Worth Phone Number, House Address, Wiki, Blue Ivy Net Worth Phone Number, House Address, Wiki. 1983. "A total accident. Boston native cofounded storage titan Started industrial holding company Access Industries 1986. Rough spot last year: took Refco public via his Thomas H. Lee Partners. Paid off debt early, built Taylor Corp. on invitations, stationery, books. Abbott Labs Oklahoma native studied geology at Oklahoma State; graduated 1951, worked for Phillips Petroleum for 3 years before striking out on own. Chief executive for short stint, became full-time investor 1986. Still works out of a modest sales office on the showroom floor of one of his 175 car dealerships; uses a fleet of 4 jets to watch races across the globe. Came to U.S. 1972. Son of a lawyer grew up in Omaha reading medical journals, Ben Franklin aphorisms. Added magazines MacWorld, PC World, book publishing (For Dummies series), trade shows, Web sites. Oklahoma company now 4th-largest natural gas producer in U.S. Diversified: venture capital, hedge funds, commodities trading. 4.71 avg rating 51 ratings 2 editions. U. of Chicago grad personally purchased Fast Company and Inc. magazines from Gruner & Jahr for $35 million 2 years ago. Gained reputation for buying into troubled companies, forcing management to improve, restructure, buy back stock; scores in 1980s with Texaco, USX. Made fortune building massive shopping malls in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.: Tysons Corner Center, Tysons II, Wheaton Plaza, Landover Mall, Dulles Town Center, White Flint. Owns 50,000 bison; restaurant chain, Ted's Montana Grill, serves bison burgers at 51 locations. Wendy's Opened Charlotte Motor Speedway 1960. Bought company 1970s; founded wood and paper trader International Forest Products later in 1972. Recently opened new Canadian office run by refugees of Amaranth, the trading outfit bankrupted by $6 billion losing bet on natural gas last fall. Took public 3 years later. business to son, 3 daughters. Banking big shot got start as a runner for Bear Stearns 1955; earned $150 a month. Sall: soft-spoken statistician heads software development. , Cerent, Corvis. Early goal: put "a computer on every desk and in every home." Sales: $9 billion. Son of Armenian immigrant fruit farmer dropped out of school in eighth grade. , Founder of New York City's Cedar Lake Ensemble ballet troupe. Increasing presence at airports; through holding company, bought Vanguard Auto Group, operator of National and Alamo car rental companies, for an estimated $1.2 billion earlier this summer. Also runs liquefied natural gas outfit Excelerate Energy; has invested more than $1 billion in LNG ships and terminals over past few years. Sold to US West for $11 billion in 1996 on condition company remain in Boston. Smooth sailing for the admiral of world's largest cruise ship operator; shares of Moved to energy: struck gas in first 13 wells drilled 1970s. They invited him over for ping-pong in a garage (of course, it's tech), and he bought everyone dinner at a nearby Chinese restaurant. This page was last edited on 24 August 2021, at 22:29. Level 3 Communications Mulling move to health-food products in response to national witch hunt on trans fats. to spend $300 million firming up famed ketchup brand; stock up 5% since. Pennsylvania native attended Bowdoin College; became stock analyst for Pittsburgh National Bank, started Duquesne Capital Management 1981. 417-883-7417 | Launched business magazine Cond Nast Portfolio in April. Purchased 8 buildings from Equity Office Properties portfolio for $6.8 billion in February. Boston-born son of accountant studied engineering at Johns Hopkins. In 2019, Burton co-developed MyKee, a GPS and bluetooth based real-time location technology with Seth Kitchen[11]. With wife, donated $16 million for a new stem-cell lab at UCSF. Marquett L Burton, Age 35. He was later recruited to Everfi, a leading technology company in the education industry. As of 2019, Deonte Burton has an estimated net worth of over $100,000. Your email address will not be published. Launched Kos Pharmaceuticals 2 years later, invested $200 million to develop and commercialize cholesterol drugs. Handed exec control to Meg Whitman (see) in 1998, remains chairman. Hires Ph.D.s over M.B.A.s. ConocoPhillips Today company is nation's third-largest private landowner with more than 1.8 million acres of timberland, mostly in California. Son Edgar Jr. staged ill-fated entrance into Hollywood: sold off juice, nylons businesses, bought MCA/Universal for $5.7 billion 1995. Took General Management public in 1970; real estate investment trust liquidated 15 years later for 100% profit. Black Hills [1], California where he tested out of high school at age 16. ), fiber optics (Qwest), movie theaters (Regal Cinemas), ranches. Even Microsoft fails him: stock down 50% since 2000. Shares up 80% in past year. Sprint Nextel With wife, Tashia, gave $50 million to alma mater U. of Wisconsin to fund bioscience research last year. Wal-Mart Last October Campbell agreed to sell healthier foods to schools; now offers low-calorie, low-sodium soups. Third generation controls 30% of company's shares. Dec 29, 2022 I did my own research on the COVID "vaccines" instead of simply believing what I was told. Emphasized style, cutting-edge lens technology; Oakley glasses are made of polycarbonate material that can withstand a shotgun blast. Sons Frederick, Charles (see), David and William (see) inherited Koch Industries after father's death; duo bought out William and Frederick for $1.1 billion in 1983. : newspapers (8 dailies), cable (Weather Channel), TV stations. Built portfolio erecting campuses for tech titans Apple and ; stock up 70% since public offering September 2006. TD Ameritrade Paired up with high school buddy Jay Van Andel (d. 2004) to create Amway, giant direct-seller of cosmetics, nutritional supplements. Built new facilities in Mexico, England, Brazil, South Africa this year. Ads remain the driver of the high-profit search engine, posting 99% of sales, now past $10.5 billion a year. Son of barbara cox Anthony, longtime Forbes 400 member, who died in May. Southern Methodist U. alum donated $20 million in 1997 to build new football venue; SMU Mustangs now play at Ford Stadium. 5 years later. Running for mayor of New York City: Friend of Bill plans to spend a few million dollars during 2009 primary, another $50 million if he wins Republican nomination. Now runs Employer Services division, which administers payroll and employee stock plans. Penned 2 books on fishing. Cigar aficionado bought majority stake in pro football's Baltimore Ravens 2004. Met in computer science Ph.D. program at Stanford; dropped out to start Google in 1998 from friend's garage. Bristol-Myers Squibb AT&T Largest individual landholder in the U.S. owns 2 million acres in 12 states, plus some ground in Argentina. 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