John Catsimatidis
$4.8B
Born
Sep 07, 1948
Age
77
Source of Wealth
Oil, real estate
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Drop Out, New York University
- John Catsimatidis is best known as the owner of New York City supermarket chain Gristedes.
- He also owns oil refinery United Refining in Pennsylvania, which he bought out of bankruptcy, and real estate in New York and beyond.
- He moved with his family from Greece to New York when he was an infant and grew up in an apartment in Harlem.
- He worked as a grocery clerk while attending New York University but dropped out for a chance to own a piece of the shop where he worked.
- Catsimatidis opened his own grocery store in 1969 and had 10 Red Apple stores by age 25.
- Catsimatidis has a weekly talk radio show, the Cats Roundtable, during which he interviews people involved in politics.
- Catsimatidis unsuccessfully ran for mayor of New York City in 2013.
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