Rank #1115
Ron Burkle
Net worth $3.9B
Supermarkets, investments · United States
- Born
- Nov 12, 1952
- Age
- 73
- Source
- Supermarkets, investments
- Residence
- London
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Divorced
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Diploma, High School
Net worth over time
Biography
- 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.
- In 2026, Burkle and other investors took members-only swanky hotel chain Soho House private. The company delisted from the NYSE that January.
- 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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