Reid Hoffman’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

American entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Reid G. Hoffman, has an estimated net worth of $3.8 billion as of August 2016 according to Forbes. An original member of the PayPal mafia, he later co-founded Linked in 2002. The super connected Silicon Valley star made a bundle when his business-focused social network, LinkedIn, debuted on the NYSE in May 2011. The stock more than doubled on its first day of trading but shares are down 20% since. Hoffman was born on August 5, 1967 in Stanford, California.
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Wolfgang Herz’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

Together with his siblings Gunter, Joachim, Michael and Daniela, Wolfgang Herz received a massive fortune from his father’s inheritance. Wolfgang, together with his mother Ingeburg and brother Michael, own Tchibo Holding which is now known as Maxingvest AG. The company now holds 50.47% shares of Beiersdorf AG and Tchibo GmbH, which is known as Germany’s maker Tchibo, the country’s best brand of coffee.
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Trevor Rees-Jones’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

Trevor Rees-Jones is an American attorney, billionaire businessman and philanthropist from Texas who has an estimated net worth of $3.8 billion. He grew up in University Park and went to Highland Park High School. He then attended Dartmouth College while he earned his J.D. from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law. His career started as a bankruptcy lawyer in Dallas and later joined Thompson & Knight while practicing oil and gas reorganization law.
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H. Fisk Johnson’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

Herbert Fisk Johnson started working for the company as a marketing associate in 1987 and in the next 15 years to come, he assumed a number of roles until he took the leadership role. Despite the fact that he could have earned a huge fortune just by being the heir of Johnson Conglomerates, H. Fisk opted to assume the position as CEO in 2004 and deal with all the stress associated with it.
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Fred Smith’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth & life story

Fred Smith has an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion as of May 2015 according to Forbes. He is also #704 in the World’s Billionaires List (#601 in 2012), #243 in the United States and #271 in Forbes 400 List. In 1971, he launched the shipping company, Federal Express. Currently, he is the chairman, president and CEO of the first overnight express delivery and the largest in the world.
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