Portrait of H. Ross Perot Jr

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H. Ross Perot Jr

Net worth $6.5B

Real estate · United States

Born
Nov 07, 1958
Age
67
Source
Real estate
Residence
Dallas, Texas
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Vanderbilt University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Ross Perot Jr. founded real estate development company Hillwood, whose diversified portfolio spans 13,127 acres owned or optioned.
  • His father, late billionaire presidential candidate Ross Perot Sr., let his son borrow against his fortune to start his real estate empire.
  • Perot Jr.'s Hillwood has developed and acquired over 290 million square feet of industrial space and 90 residential communities.
  • Hillwood also built AllianceTexas, an inland port on 27,000 acres of pasture outside Fort Worth, which is home 590 companies.
  • Perot Jr. became vice chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Congress in November 2024.
  • A former Air Force pilot, Perot Jr. was the first person ever to circumnavigate the globe in a helicopter.
  • In 2001 Perot Jr. sold the Dallas Mavericks basketball team to Mark Cuban for $285 million.