Craig McCaw
$2.84B
$377K
as of 04/20/26
About Craig McCaw
Wireless pioneer Craig McCaw and his brothers took over their dad's cable-TV business in 1966.
They sold McCaw Cellular to AT&T in 1994 for $12.6 billion in stock.
McCaw, with backing from Bill Gates and Boeing, cofounded Teledesic in 1990 to provide internet access via satellite. It ceased operations in 2002.
He has stayed out of the limelight since stepping down as chairman of telecom operator Clearwire in 2010, two years before it was acquired by Sprint.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
TelecomResidence
Hunts Point, WashingtonMarital status
MarriedBirth date
08/11/49 (age 76)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingCraig McCaw’s fortune is worth
47K
troy ounces of gold
44K
median U.S. household
28K
median U.S. income
0.057%
U.S. credit card volume
0.011%
GDP of the United States
0.008%
United States debt
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McCaw owns private James Island off the coast of Vancouver.
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