Rank #1038
Todd Christopher
Net worth $4.1B
Hair care products · United States
- Born
- Oct 08, 1962
- Age
- 63
- Source
- Hair care products
- Residence
- Clearwater, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 0
- Education
- Drop Out, High School
Net worth over time
Biography
- A high school dropout, Todd Christopher founded hair care products company Vogue International in 1987.
- Christopher sold a stake to the Carlyle Group in 2014. Two years later, they sold the company to Johnson & Johnson for $3.3 billion.
- Before the sale, Vogue International borrowed several hundred million dollars and made a $400 million distribution to Christopher.
- Vogue International owns hair care brands like OGX and Maui Moisture.
- Christopher has trademarked phrases including Vitamin & Herbal Indulgence, Hair Prescriptions, Beach Bum Gear, Ego Trip and Shampurity.
- The fourth generation of a family of hairdressers, Christopher opened his first salon in his twenties. Short on cash, he slept in his salon to save money.
- Christopher got his start in hair care products by selling Pro-Vitamin hair treatment capsules out of the trunk of his car in 1987.