Amos Hostetter Jr

$3.88B

as of 08/18/26

About Amos Hostetter Jr

Amos Hostetter Jr. made a fortune in the 1990s as cable TV pioneer and now is most active in philanthropy.

He set out with an MBA and $1,500 in the 1960s to invest in a cable TV company that eventually became Continental Cablevision.

He sold it to US West for $11 billion in 1996.

His family's Barr Foundation has donated more than $1.7 billion to support the arts and education and to fight climate change.

Hostetter also runs Pilot House Ventures, an early-stage investment firm.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Cable television

Residence

Boston, Massachusetts

Marital status

Married

Birth date

01/12/37 (age 89)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Amherst College; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University

Self-made

self-made