Kenny Troutt
$1.65B
as of 10/04/24
About Kenny Troutt
Kenny Troutt founded long-distance phone company Excel Communications in 1988 and took the company public in 1996.
In 1998, Troutt sold Excel Communications to Teleglobe in a $3.5 billion deal and reinvested the profits in stocks, bonds and horses.
An avid horse racing fan, Troutt owns WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, breeder of Thoroughbreds including a Kentucky Derby winner.
The son of a single mother who worked as a bartender, Troutt grew up in public housing in Mount Vernon, IL.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
TelecomResidence
Dallas, TexasMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/08/48 (age 76)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Southern Illinois UniversitySelf-made
self-madeKenny Troutt’s fortune is worth
28K
troy ounces of gold
25K
median U.S. household
17K
median U.S. income
0.033%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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For years, Troutt sponsored his sons' nationally competitive basketball teams, providing jerseys, equipment and even rides on his private jet to tournaments.
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