About Bruce Nordstrom
Bruce Nordstrom and his sister, Anne Gittinger, are the largest individual shareholders of fashion retailer Nordstrom Inc.
The department store chain was founded by their grandfather as a shoe store in 1901.
Nordstrom became president of the family company in 1963 and retired as chairman of the board in 2006.
During his tenure as chairman, revenues grew from $40 million to $8 billion.
Nordstrom Inc. now operates more than 300 stores across the US and Canada.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Nordstrom department storesBirth date
10/01/33Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of WashingtonSelf-made
inherited and growingBruce Nordstrom’s fortune is worth
17K
troy ounces of gold
16K
median U.S. household
10K
median U.S. income
0.02%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
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His sons, Peter and Erik now serve as co-presidents of the clothing chain.
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