Portrait of Herbert Allen Jr & family

Rank #2011

Herbert Allen Jr & family

Net worth $2.1B

Investment banking · United States

Born
Mar 05, 1940
Age
86
Source
Investment banking
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Divorced
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Williams College

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Herbert "Herb" A. Allen controls boutique investment bank Allen & Co., which focuses on tech companies.
  • Allen & Co. has had a hand in several large tech IPOs of the last decade, including Twitter, Groupon and LinkedIn.
  • The firm was founded as an investment partnership in 1922 by Allen's uncle Charles.
  • Allen was reportedly named president of the firm's nascent underwriting business in 1966 at the age of 26.
  • In the summer of 1982 Allen & Co. sold Columbia Pictures to the Coca-Cola Company.
  • Allen is the largest individual holder of Coca-Cola stock, though his 12 million shares account for less than 1% of the company's stock.
  • Allen hosts some of America's most important people at his firm's annual conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. Past attendees include Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

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