Now other builders pay him millions to license "Trump" brand. Duo formed Broadcom 1991 using Nicholas' spare bedroom to design high-speed telecom chips. Stock price slipped slightly last fall after Bank of America offered free online stock trades. Spouses stop bickering. Mom, Helen, passed away April; matriarch's fortune to pass to charity over next few years. Tumbles out of The Forbes 400 Top 10 this year. Longtime Wharton supporters partnered with business school in February to design personalized executive education program for Este Lauder employees. Partner John Tu (see): family fled China for Taiwan 1949, later moved to Germany where he studied electrical engineering. Owns ranches on 20,000 acres on Fort Worth's Barnett Shale. Avoided tech bust by selling dot-com stocks early, bet on companies with predictable earnings. Email Address: m GWCP @earthlink.net +1 email. Other investments: Russian meat processor, Moscow real estate. Nature enthusiast donated $35 million to alma mater last year to develop physics department. Air-conditioned, 100,000-seat venue originally slated to be built for $650 million; total cost will now exceed $1 billion. 1978 at age 31. 1970. Dropped out of Washington State. Also stake in lucrative New England Sports Network; regional channel supplies Red Sox games to Boston and beyond. Last year returned 16.7% after fees (25% of profits, 3% of assets). Kao: Garmin chief executive; donated $17.5 million to U. of Tennessee for science and engineering research. Patron of Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha: "People like warm, fuzzy things.". Sales up 30% last year to $2.7 billion. Opened Ben Franklin 5-and-10 store in Newport, Ark. Today manages 4 private equity funds with $6 billion invested across 35 companies. Washington Group International Planning to turn some of his ground into residential developments. Then magazine, cable network, radio station. Craig, at age 19, finds father dead of a heart attack, watches as dad's partners try to grab family business. Harvard dropout and Aids right-wing policy via think tank Heritage Foundation; also supports Center for the Study of Popular Culture. LEGAL INNOVATION | Tu Agente Digitalizador; LEGAL3 | Gestin Definitiva de Despachos; LEGAL GOV | Gestin Avanzada Sector Pblico Fourth-generation Wrigley now runs the operation. Launched business magazine Cond Nast Portfolio in April. executes over 280,000 transactions a day, managing 6.3 million accounts. Merged with Combined International in 1982; renamed Studied engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, took programming job in U.S. at Developed market for high-yield junk bonds, fueled 1980s leveraged buyout mania. Bought first patch of real estate at age 20. You may opt-out by, Nancy R. Schiff/Hulton Archive/Getty Images. John closed pet-cloning business: "Not commercially viable.". Joined union local as a box boy at age 13. Wireless, Zazzle.com. Oracle titan reshaping the software industry via acquisition; has purchased 19 firms for $12 billion since the beginning of last year. 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Studied business and economics at Michigan State. Sales: $1.5 billion. Donated $40 million to create the Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. Sold 34 acres for $1.2 billion to Elad Group (owners of Manhattan's Plaza Hotel) in June; deal the most expensive land sale in Sin City history. Founded White Fields home for troubled boys in Oklahoma. Louis to discuss his new app for student success. Partnered with school friend, now billionaire, Victor Vekselberg, and later Mikhail Fridman. Chairman; sold portion to daughter earlier this year. Later built Continental Cablevision into nation's largest privately held cable concern. Johnson & Johnson Inherited family watch-parts business at 15 after father passed away; expanded into shopping malls, sports teams. American Real Estate Partners Sales: $10.5 billion, net margins 30%. UnitedHealth Group Warner Music Group Dad founded Gold Bond Stamp company 1938; produced trading stamps for grocery store promotions. Staunch conservative with political clout inherited over $200 million from mother in 1965. Company now peddles 27 brands, including Clinique, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, La Mer. Only child, William (d. 1951), assumed control in 1887, built nation's largest newspaper chain via sensational "yellow" journalism. Owns 20% stake in pro basketball's Seattle Sonics. Later managed NYC's Drake, Belmont Plaza, Regency. Became president of Partnered with Apple to create Nike iPod Sport Kits; units allow runners to synch sneakers with iPod Nanos to track workout data, exercise to favorite tunes. Met partner James Goodnight (see) as a graduate student at North Carolina State. With brother Frederick, sold stake to brothers Charles and David (see both) for $1.3 billion 1983. I am grateful I did. Sales: $10.5 billion, net margins 30%. 1962. Marquett Davon Burton is an American technology entrepreneur. Switched Mountain View, Calif. headquarters to solar power this summer; part of plan to "do no evil. Building third plant in Taiwan. Stumbling online: nearly all Cond Nast Web sites used mainly to sell subscriptions, deliver magazine content. Sold 1960s; built New York real estate empire with profits. Valuation revised this year to include stunning art collection (Johannes Lingelbach, Rubens). His creation sells a million units in 10 weeks at $600; instant $200 price cut riles disciples. Met partner David Filo (see) as Stanford grad student, veered off Ph.D. path to form new portal, Yahoo. Dec 29, 2022 I did my own research on the COVID "vaccines" instead of simply believing what I was told. Contrarian investor Larry known for his bearish pessimism. Took public 1997. Time Warner , Amazon, Netscape. Sold to General Motors 22 years later for $2.5 billion. Flew surplus Air Force planes across Atlantic after war before building charter flights company Trans International Airlines; sold for $104 million profit 1966. Hollywood's hugest hitmaker raised in Arizona, rejected by best film schools. Son Robert is chief executive of Pepsi America. Patent fees are now 84% of profits. Bet early on Fort Worth's Barnett Shale natural gas field; sold out to Devon Energy and Crosstex Energy for $2.6 billion cash 2006. Level 3 Communications Want to Read. Mormon missionary in New England, then Upjohn salesman 1946. Today more than 300 stores in Texas and Mexico. "Investing is a lot like flying. Company developed innovative freezing process 1950s. William studied engineering at Princeton, then Harvard M.B.A. Duo returned to Hong Kong 1970s. Heico Organization Name . Won jury trial; appeals court overturned the ruling earlier this year. Now owns 12 million square feet of office space in New York, developing 2 new office buildings in Midtown. ; invested $460 million so far, product approval years away. Longtime cable baron abhors taxes, loves dealmaking. Remains cheerful despite housing market downturn; claims company's profits up so far this year. Grocer's son developed first shopping center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1954 with his 2 brothers. Business lagged early 1990s; ditched frozen cheese, refurbished stores. Stumbled upon Chapter 11 proceedings of United Refining Company while trying to salvage Capitol. Detroit native dropped out of Stanford M.B.A. program to join former Harvard classmate Gates (see) in 1980. 1962. Widow of Samuel Curtis Johnson (d. 2004), great-grandson of salesman who founded floor wax company 1886. Burton has a net worth of approximately $140 million as of 2021. Took control of Loews Theatres 1959; varied interests now include watches (Bulova), tobacco (Lorillard), oil drilling (Diamond Offshore), natural gas pipelines (Boardwalk). Sold land at busy intersections to oil companies to set up gas stations. In 2001 sold Fox Family Channel, joint venture with Rupert Murdoch (see), to Disney for $5.2 billion. Directed first movie, THX 1138, while studying film at U. of Southern California. Created joint venture with chic hotelier Ian Schrager to develop line of hip boutique Marriotts; planning kid-friendly hotels with Nickelodeon. Young employees routinely asked to critique upper-level management. Nifty turnabout: sold 80% stake to Softbank for $1.5 billion in 1996, then bought it back for only $450 million 3 years later. Took public 3 years later. Berkshire shares up 24% over past 12 months; have averaged 21.4% annual return since 1965. Barbarians at the Gate took Thomas Frist's (see) HCA private with Bain Capital and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity last year for $33 billion. Press-shy investor hoping to bank it like Beckham; in January signed international phenom David Beckham to 5-year, $250 million deal to play for his L.A. Galaxy pro soccer squad. Joined father's Cleveland firm Kinsman Marine Transit in 1957. Fairchild Semiconductor Sold Mirage Resorts to Kirk Kerkorian (see) for $6.4 billion in 2000. Lost hundreds of millions with ill-timed investments in former Soviet Union 1996. Headquarters Regions Great Lakes, Midwestern US Founded Date 2015 Founders Aditya Halan, Ali Beydoun, Diondre Lewis, Marquett Burton Operating Status Closed Last Funding Type Grant Legal Name Fletch Company Type For Profit Contact Email support@fletchapp.com Goldman Sachs Also 550,000 acres of Florida timberland, stake in 1,800-acre golf resort in Cabo Del Sol. In 2011, Burton founded 5 Fingers, a non profit, aimed at teaching boys critical thinking, conflict resolution, and fitness. ) for stock and cash 1989. Marquett Davon Burton was born to Jeffrey Leadbetter and Kim Burton in San Diego, California. Made first fortune in trade shows. Sold publishing empire to Rupert Murdoch (see) for $3 billion in 1988. Claimed average annual return: 40%. Oldest member of The Forbes 400. Stint in Navy as photographer WWII; came home to work for dad. Bred hamsters, traded them to other children. Today brother Charles lords over nation's largest privately held company: chemicals, pipelines, ranching, commodities trading, lumber, paper; also refining operations in Alaska, Texas and Minnesota. Took public 1996. Daughter Dylan runs Manhattan candy store. J.C. Penney Exporting gourmet sensibilities to Mexico's burgeoning middle class. Invested proceeds in real estate: Bald Head Island in North Carolina, hotels in Galveston, Tex. Charles: cofounder of conservative think tank Marquett Burton embodies the high-value life. Oklahoma native studied geology at Oklahoma State; graduated 1951, worked for Phillips Petroleum for 3 years before striking out on own. Upon graduating he joined Teach For America's 2009 Baltimore Corp. Owns more than 600 billboards in China; considers Shanghai "the place to be." Bought stake in 19-store video rental chain Maryland native's father died young; raised by football-fanatic mother. You can't avoid risk. operates 40 companies with combined sales of $2.5 billion; funnels cash straight into next buyout, usually near-bankrupt Rust Belt manufacturers. Cofounded home improvement emporium Home Depot with Arthur Blank (see) in 1978 after being fired from now-defunct Handy Dan. In 2019, Burton co-developed MyKee, a GPS and bluetooth based real-time location technology with Seth Kitchen[11]. Start Date . You made a viral video avoid white girls who date black guys can you tell us how this came about 57:0611. With brother James opened chain of general stores in Bentonville, Ark. Most of net worth now outside Dell. Tax-efficient philanthropy: donates buildings, office parks to foundations to sell or use. Marquett L Burton, Age 35. aka Marquett D Burton, Marquette Davon Burton, Burton Marquette. Struggled through tech downturn, then grudge match vs. Ellison ended badly: Siebel quits, his creation gets sold to Oracle in 2006 for $5.9 billion. Burton and his technology were featured in a Forbes article[10]. Served as U.S. ambassador to Ireland during President George W. Bush's first term. The Black Box went #1 in Teen & Young Adult Biography Books as well as Boys & Men Issues. To reach this stage is not fun but the reward of hard work. Also owns stake in Harrah's Entertainment; will reap $300 million when company completes $27.8 billion sale to private equity firms Apollo Management and TPG. A buy-and-hold specialist, "The Sphinx" made fortune on long-term investments in Philip Morris, Coca-Cola, Also 30% stake in Preakness winner Curlin. Attended Lehigh U.; worked for aluminum company Personally hands out cash bonuses to all 1,600 employees at Christmas. Sotheby's Family contributions to NYU exceed $100 million. Became president of company's mutual fund division 2001. Uncle Samuel Slover arrived in Virginia 1900. With partners bought real estate developer Irvine Co. for $337 million 1977. Provides hospitality services to London's Wembley Stadium; venue will host first NFL game outside North America this month. Assets have swelled from $28 million to $34 billion in 20 years. Joined Chicago TV station, turned 3rd-rated morning show into nation's No. Later spent days managing TG&Y discount store, nights making wooden frames in garage with wife. Last year bought 147,000-acre Hamilton Tree Farm in Washington State out of bankruptcy. Led 2-year battle to drive out longtime chief executive Michael Eisner; supported Eisner's successor, Robert Iger, in exchange for an office and an honorary title. Turned small trash-hauling operation into waste-management titan WMX. Bass Enterprises Production Co. pumps estimated 8 million barrels of oil and gas a year. Shares down 50% since early 2006, forcing partner Nicholas from The Forbes 400. Today Third generation controls 30% of company's shares. Met partner Min Kao (see) at AlliedSignal, left and founded Garmin in 1989 to make navigation devices for aviation, boating, using newfangled Global Positioning System. Opened first Bath & Body Works 1990. Donated $1 million to New York chapter of Make-A-Wish Foundation in June. Best asset: YES Network. Restated earnings, cutting 2006 profits $2.2 billion, to $3.7 billion, for 7 years of shenanigans. Other projects: Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Seattle; New Doha International Airport in Qatar. Handed out dollar bills in the parking lot of first store to lure customers. Runs budding agribusiness on his Iowa and Minnesota farmland: chickens, liquefied eggs. Huntsman Corp. Edgar Sr. took over U.S. operations, brother Charles ran business in Canada. 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). Bloomberg sales: $4.7 billion. Sales: $10.7 billion. Prefers to buy divisions of technology firms. Son, Robert, now in charge. Spent 20 frustrating months fighting to reshape Grew up poor in rural Texas; mother, brother died when he was 7. In July bought out son Brent's Son of barbara cox Anthony, longtime Forbes 400 member, who died in May. Vows to work with only those he truly trusts; takes over with brothers Bruce, Keith and John Jr. and transforms company into early cell phone giant McCaw Cellular. Founded J.C. Son, Alex, became president of the Sapir Organization last year; dad remains chairman, checks in often from his penthouse overlooking Acapulco Bay in Mexico or his Versace-accented yacht. in 1989 with former rival Tom Ward (see). Founded investment advisory firm First Manhattan 1964; today assets exceed $14 billion. for $670 million and 5-year employment contract in 1996. Remains chairman; wife, Anne, is executive vice president. Moved to energy: struck gas in first 13 wells drilled 1970s. Runs specialty insurance outfit C.V. Starr; firm hired public relations company Esapience to rebuild his reputation; P.R. "It soothes the soul to help people.". Mom, Helen, passed away April; matriarch's fortune to pass to charity over next few years. Hunter displays numerous trophy heads at Texas ranch. Now chief of wireless Conseco Pioneered big-box-store concept: stacked inventory on sales floor, let customers touch merchandise. Pardoned by President Clinton 2001. , Second wife of publisher Walter Annenberg (d. 2002). earlier this year. Construction worker's son built computer from scratch as teenager; invented an unbeatable tic-tac-toe game that won him a scholarship to MIT. Today its USB flash drives and flash cards grace digital cameras, MP3 players. Anne inherited family's land, earnings, oilfields upon death of her mother 1980. Public 1996; sold 3 years later to Hughes/DirecTV for $1.3 billion. in favor of organic foods, wine and cheese, in-store cafes. Intel His hedge funds said to have averaged 20% net of fees annually. Rescued bankrupt Morrison Knudsen in 1996. Days as world's richest man may be over; Mexican Carlos Slim Hel also worth $59 billion. Yachtsman spends time cruising on his 226-foot yacht, Attessa; ship sports a helipad, movie theater, gym, two 2,000hp diesel engines. Following his bachelors, Marquett joined Teach For Americas Baltimore corp. Funds computer science grad students; also supports Salvation Army and an intentionally scary ad campaign on the horrors of methamphetamine addictionin Montana (where half of the 2,100 kids in foster care were there because of parents' meth habit). Over four years ago, California native Marquett Burton met with the president of theUniversity of MissouriSt. As they chatted, the president shared a concern that spurred Burton to instead solve a different problem. Created School Choice Scholarships Foundation; nonprofit pays high school tuition for needy kids. Served in Navy during WWII. Raytheon Family fled Nazi Germany 1938, settled in Oklahoma. Switched Mountain View, Calif. headquarters to solar power this summer; part of plan to "do no evil.". Founded Colony Capital 1991, bought up bad real estate loans from fledgling S&Ls. Nancy inherited large stake after Bud's death 1995. Honeywell Early riser drives himself to work, arrives at 5 a.m.; eats meals in company cafeteria. Janus Gave $20 million to UC, Irvine's law school in August. Sales: $13 billion. Founded W.L. Borrowed $1,800 to buy diner, flipped for tiny profit. Recently lost bid to operate New York race tracks. Chevron Increased sales from $2 million to $200 million with top asthma drug and cardiovascular patch; sold to Schering-Plough for $836 million in 1986. Took refining innovation to Soviet Union 1929; returned home 1930s, became fervently anticommunist. Left to study chemical engineering at Auburn U. Early goal: put "a computer on every desk and in every home." Working to bring Summer Olympics to Chicago in 2016. Hero of hardware cofounded Home Depot 1978; do-it-yourself giant fired chief executive Robert Nardelli in January amid concerns over stagnant stock price. Searching for more universities that will do the same; several have turned him down because of his strict rules as to how funds should be used. Grew up in Illinois and Florida; father a residential housing contractor. Relinquished chief executive post in 2003; returned to helm a year later after profits fell. Fund up 150% in 2003; believed to have averaged 30% returns net of fees since inception. 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Cofounded Kaufman & Broad with $25,000 borrowed from his in-laws; became one of nation's largest affordable home builders, focusing on homes for parents of baby boomers. Stock car maven attended first auto race at age 8; promoted events on dirt track in Midland, N.C. as a teen. AmeriCredit Inline with his drive to empower women, Burton brought in a woman to lead the bleeding edge tech company. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Companies have been fiercely competitive since. Current investment strategy: "I give my money to Ron Baron (see) and blindly trust it will go up 15% a year. Staples Nickname: "The Abominable No-Man." Acquired New York's oldest savings bank, Emigrant, for $90 million 1986; assets now $14 billion. colleague Jerome Kohlberg (see) to form leveraged buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts 1976. Father, Joseph, ran pharmacy in Brooklyn. Created spot oil market 1968, founded Marc Rich & Co. 1973. 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