Amos Hostetter Jr
$3.9B
Born
Jan 12, 1937
Age
88
Source of Wealth
Cable television
Residence
Boston, Massachusetts
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Amherst College; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University
- Amos Hostetter Jr. made a fortune in the 1990s as cable TV pioneer and now is most active in philanthropy.
- He set out with an MBA and $1,500 in the 1960s to invest in a cable TV company that eventually became Continental Cablevision.
- He sold it to US West for $11 billion in 1996.
- His family's Barr Foundation has donated more than $1.7 billion to support the arts and education and to fight climate change.
- Hostetter also runs Pilot House Ventures, an early-stage investment firm.
- Hostetter owns seaside property on Nantucket.
- The Barr Foundation, with $2.5 billion in assets, has donated more than $1.5 billion since 1999.
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