Mario Moretti Polegato & family
$1.4B
as of 10/04/24
About Mario Moretti Polegato & family
Mario Moretti Polegato founded his comfort-focused shoe brand Geox in 1995 with his patented "breathable shoe technology."
Polegato worked at his family's wine business where he got itchy feet, but it was a hot trip to Nevada that inspired him to slice holes in his shoes.
He took his technology to Nike and other footwear giants, who were uninterested; he started his own company instead.
He took Geox public in 2004 while also running the family wine label, Villa Sandi.
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ItalySource of wealth
ShoesResidence
Crocetta del Montello, ItalyMarital status
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08/16/52 (age 72)Number of children
1Self-made
self-madeMario Moretti Polegato & family’s fortune is worth
23K
troy ounces of gold
22K
median U.S. household
14K
median U.S. income
0.028%
U.S. credit card volume
0.006%
GDP of the United States
0.004%
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He developed his breathable shoe prototype in the mid-1990s with researchers at the University of Padua, a university established in 1222.
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