Portrait of Sidney Kimmel

Rank #2535

Sidney Kimmel

Net worth $1.6B

Retail · United States

Born
Jan 16, 1928
Age
98
Source
Retail
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Drop Out, Temple University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Sidney Kimmel founded apparel company Jones Group more than four decades ago; it owned brands including Stuart Weitzman and Nine West.
  • In 2014, he sold the company for $2.2 billion to private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
  • His production company Sidney Kimmel Entertainment was responsible for movies including ?The Place Beyond The Pines? and ?Crazy Rich Asians,? before he sold a majority stake in 2022 to London-based investment firm Centricus.
  • Kimmel has donated more than $200 million to Thomas Jefferson University over the past two decades, much of which has gone to cancer research.