Bertil Hult

Net worth over time

Biography

• Bertil Hult dropped out of college to start a business in his dormitory's basement in 1965, organizing trips to help students learn English in the UK.
• Today his company, EF Education First, run by his three oldest sons, offers educational travel and language training in 111 countries.
• * EF sends teens on its language, educational travel, academic, and exchange programs summer courses in such a scale that it makes EF one of the largest buyers of flights across the Atlantic
• As the official supplier of language training for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio De Janeiro, EF says it helped teach English to 1 million Brazilians.
• Himself severely dyslexic, he donates money to a school that focuses on innovative approaches to educating children with learning disabilities.
• He is also the benefactor of the Hult Prize which awards $1 million in seed funding to the winners of a student competition.
• For his 70th birthday, Hult flew guests in chartered jets to Shanghai for a multi-day party, which included a performance by Janet Jackson.
• Hult is friendly with the Swedish royal family and together with the Queen he founded the Mentor Foundation, which works to prevent substance abuse.