John Paul DeJoria
$2.8B
Born
Apr 13, 1944
Age
81
Source of Wealth
Hair products, tequila
Residence
Austin, Texas
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
6
Education
Diploma, High School
- John Paul DeJoria is the founder of tequila maker Patron Spirits Co. and cofounder of hair care company John Paul Mitchell Systems.
- He slept in his car and sold shampoo door-to-door before he teamed up with Paul Mitchell in 1980 and turned $700 into John Paul Mitchell Systems.
- In 1989 DeJoria and partner Martin Crowley acquired a stake in Patron, then sold it to Bacardi in 2018 in a $5.1 billion deal.
- DeJoria launched a line of 3D cellphones under his ROK Stars brand in March 2019.
- Since 2021, at least six companies under his ROKiT brand have filed for bankruptcy.
- DeJoria supports a number of charities, including anti-poaching group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society who named a vessel after him.
- DeJoria bought a former McDonald's campus for $40 million in June 2019.
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