Kevin Plank
Chairman and CEO, Under Armour
$1.07B
as of 10/04/24
About Kevin Plank
Under Armour founder Kevin Plank built a popular sportswear brand as the underdog competitor to Nike.
Noticing his football teammates' sweat-soaked shirts, Plank came up with a lightweight, sweat-wicking shirt using fabrics from women's undergarments.
In the mid-1990s he sold his first shirts from his grandmother's basement, exaggerating to early customers to make the company sound bigger.
Plank, who stepped down as Under Armour's CEO in 2019 and is now chairman, took the company public 2005; he owns a nearly 16% stake.
He is building a 4 million-square-foot headquarters for Under Armour in Baltimore as part of a larger development called Port Covington.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Under ArmourResidence
Lutherville-Timonium, MarylandMarital status
MarriedBirth date
08/13/72 (age 52)Number of children
2Education
Master of Business Administration, Robert H. Smith School of Business; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of MarylandSelf-made
self-madeKevin Plank’s fortune is worth
18K
troy ounces of gold
17K
median U.S. household
11K
median U.S. income
0.021%
U.S. credit card volume
0.004%
GDP of the United States
0.003%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
Did you know?
Plank got kicked out of his high school after an alcohol-fueled brawl with Georgetown U football players; he later walked onto the U. of Maryland's football team.
Net worth over time
Real-time ranking
Financial assets
NYSE | UAA-US
Under Armour$304.5MNYSE | UA-US
Under Armour, Class C$138.7MNYSE | UA-US
Under Armour, Class C$924.6KNYSE | UA-US
Under Armour, Class C$924.6KNYSE | UA-US
Under Armour, Class C$2MNYSE | UA-US
Under Armour, Class C$3.6MNYSE | UA-US
Under Armour, Class C$958KNYSE | UA-US
Under Armour, Class C$633.1KImages © Forbes.com. All rights reserved.