Ron Burkle
$3.7B
Born
Nov 12, 1952
Age
73
Source of Wealth
Supermarkets, investments
Residence
London,
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Divorced
Children
3
Education
Diploma, High School
- The son of a grocer, Ron Burkle started working at the market at age 13.
- He formed investment firm Yucaipa in 1986 and bagged big returns buying and selling supermarket chains Fred Meyer, Jurgensen's, Ralphs and others.
- Burkle primarily invests in private companies that support the food trade, in areas like logistics, cold storage and food safety.
- He has invested in tech firms including Airbnb, Uber and Foursquare, failed movie production firm Relativity Media, and the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Burkle is chairman and a significant shareholder of swanky club and hotel chain Soho House & Co., which went public in 2021.
- Burkle bought Jesse Owens' 1936 Olympic gold medal at auction for $1.5 million in 2013.
- Burkle graduated high school at age 16.
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