Henry Nicholas III

Cofounder, Broadcom

$14.84B

as of 07/05/24

About Henry Nicholas III

Henry Nicholas III and business partner Henry Samueli cofounded fabless semiconductor firm Broadcom in 1991 in a Redondo Beach, Calif. condominium.

Nicholas resigned as CEO from Broadcom in 2003 when he was just 43, five years after taking the company public.

In 2016 Broadcom was acquired by Singapore-based chip firm Avago for $37 billion in cash and stock.

He's now focused on passing a crime victims' rights bill known as Marsy's Law, named for his murdered sister, which is now law in 12 states.

In 2019, Nicholas was charged with five counts of drug trafficking after police found heroin and methamphetamine in his Las Vegas hotel room.

He took a plea deal in the drug trafficking case, agreeing to attend drug counseling and donate $500,000 to area treatment centers.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Semiconductors

Residence

Newport Coast, California

Marital status

Divorced

Birth date

10/08/59 (age 64)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of California, Los Angeles; Doctorate, University of California, Los Angeles; Master of Science, University of California, Los Angeles

Self-made

self-made