Portrait of Robert Hale Jr

Rank #689

Robert Hale Jr

Net worth $6.0B

Telecom · United States

Born
Jul 08, 1966
Age
59
Source
Telecom
Residence
Boston, Massachusetts
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Connecticut College

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Robert Hale is the founder and CEO of wholesale telecommunications provider Granite Telecommunications.
  • Hale founded Granite in 2002, less than six months after his previous company, Network Plus, filed for bankruptcy.
  • The company provides voice, data and other communications services to businesses and governmental agencies in the U.S. and Canada.
  • Granite generated over $1.7 billion in sales in 2024; the company says more than two thirds of the largest 100 U.S. companies are clients.
  • Hale has personally donated over $400 million toward cancer research, educational institutions and other charitable causes.
  • Hale owns a minority stake in the Boston Celtics.
  • When Hale's not traveling for business, he partakes in 6:30 a.m. group workouts with Granite employees at the company gym in Quincy, MA.