
Adam Forste
$1.94B
$22.1M (-1.1%)
as of 09/03/26
About Adam Forste
Forste cofounded Lineage, which operates more than 480 cold warehouses in 18 countries.
Lineage raised nearly $5 billion in the biggest IPO of 2024.
Forste splits an estimated 38% stake in Lineage with his cofounder and co-executive chairman, Kevin Marchetti.
Forste worked in private equity at KKR before launching Lineage in 2008.
Forste and Marchetti both began their careers in the investment banking group of Morgan Stanley.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
DiversifiedResidence
Wilson, WyomingMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/01/78 (age 48)Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Dartmouth CollegeSelf-made
self-madeAdam Forste’s fortune is worth

32K
troy ounces of gold

30K
median U.S. household

19K
median U.S. income

0.039%
U.S. credit card volume

0.008%
GDP of the United States

0.006%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Forste now lives near Wilson, Wyoming, where he helped save local institution Hungry Jack's General Store from going out of business in 2023.
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NASDAQ | LINE-US
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