Portrait of Henry Nicholas III

Rank #106

Henry Nicholas III

Net worth $25.4B

Semiconductors · United States

Born
Oct 08, 1959
Age
66
Source
Semiconductors
Residence
Newport Coast, California
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Divorced
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of California, Los Angeles; Doctorate, University of California, Los Angeles; Master of Science, University of California, Los Angeles

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Henry Nicholas III and business partner Henry Samueli cofounded fabless semiconductor firm Broadcom in 1991 in a Redondo Beach, California condominium.
  • Nicholas resigned as CEO of Broadcom in 2003, five years after taking the company public.
  • He's now focused on passing a crime victims' rights bill known as Marsy's Law, named for his murdered sister, which has been adopted by 12 states.
  • In 2019, Nicholas was charged with five counts of drug trafficking after police found heroin and methamphetamine in his Las Vegas hotel room.
  • He took a plea deal, agreeing to attend drug counseling and donate $500,000 to treatment centers.
  • A music enthusiast, Nicholas says his inspiration for Broadcom came from Pink Floyd lyrics.

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