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Rank #1039

David Murdock

Net worth $3.7B

Dole, real estate · United States

Born
Apr 10, 1923
Age
103
Source
Dole, real estate
Residence
Ventura, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Widowed
Children
3
Education
Drop Out, High School

Net worth over time

Biography

  • David Murdock is the former chairman of Dole Food Products.
  • He stepped down from Dole's board in 2021 ahead of the company's IPO after over 35 years in charge.
  • After a stint in the army during World War II, he made a small profit buying and selling a diner; later, he developed property in Arizona.
  • Through Castle & Cooke holdings, he owns a collection of residential and commercial properties in Arizona, California and Hawaii.
  • He has a collection of Arabian horses.
  • Murdock has vowed to live until age 125 and has donated heavily to longevity research.
  • Murdock, who is dyslexic, dropped out of high school in the ninth grade and worked at a gas station before being drafted into the Army in 1943.

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