George Roberts
$13.35B
$120.2M (0.9%)
as of 07/02/24
About George Roberts
George Roberts cofounded private equity giant KKR with Henry Kravis; in October 2021 the two men gave up their co-CEO titles; both serve as executive co-chairs of the firm.
Along with his cousin Henry Kravis and their mentor Jerome Kohlberg (d. 2015), the three led KKR through debt-financed hostile takeovers starting in the 1970s.
The firm is known for the 1988 buyout of RJR Nabisco, chronicled in the book "Barbarians At The Gate."
KKR went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010.
KKR has more than 100 portfolio companies that generate about $300 billion in revenues, making it one of the five largest private equity firms in the world.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Private equityResidence
Atherton, CaliforniaMarital status
Widowed, RemarriedBirth date
09/14/43 (age 80)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Claremont McKenna College; Doctor of Jurisprudence, UC HastingsSelf-made
self-madeGeorge Roberts’s fortune is worth
222K
troy ounces of gold
205K
median U.S. household
133K
median U.S. income
0.267%
U.S. credit card volume
0.053%
GDP of the United States
0.039%
United States debt
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His nonprofit, REDF, invests in companies that train and provide jobs for the disadvantaged.
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NYSE | KKR-US
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