Rank #989
C. Dean Metropoulos
Net worth $4.3B
Investments · United States
- Born
- May 05, 1946
- Age
- 80
- Source
- Investments
- Residence
- Palm Beach, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Babson College; Master of Business Administration, Babson College
Net worth over time
Biography
- C. Dean Metropoulos is best known for saving the iconic Twinkies and Hostess Brands.
- Through his Metropoulos & Co, he's also turned around and sold Chef Boyardee, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Bumble Bee Tuna and others.
- Metropoulos and private equity firm Apollo bought Hostess Brands in 2013 and later took it public.
- Ten years later, J.M. Smucker Co. acquired Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion.
- The Greek-born entrepreneur made his first American acquisition at the age of 32, when he acquired a cheese company in his wife's native Vermont.
- In 2026, Metropoulos acquired a 5% stake in the NFL's New England Patriots.
- At age 10, Metropoulos emigrated with his family from Greece to Boston.
- Metropoulos' first business was a small summer landscaping company, which he founded in the 11th grade.
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