Rank #376
Jim Kennedy
Net worth $9.3B
Media, automotive · United States
- Born
- Nov 29, 1947
- Age
- 78
- Source
- Media, automotive
- Residence
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Denver
Net worth over time
Biography
- The Cox family owns media and automotive company Cox Enterprises, which had $23.1 billion in 2023 revenues.
- Based in Atlanta, Georgia the privately held company is family owned and operated. James M. Cox founded the company in 1898.
- Kennedy's grandfather, James M. Cox, founded Cox Enterprises in 1898 when he purchased the Dayton Evening News.
- Kennedy's first job at the company was as a production assistant in the newspaper division in 1972.
- He inherited his 25% stake in Cox Enterprises from his mother, Barbara Cox Anthony, who died in 2007.
- A noted philanthropist, Jim Kennedy and his wife Sarah focus on education, healthcare and sustainability.
- Jim Kennedy helped bring the Olympic Games to Atlanta in 1996.