Robert Rowling
$8.6B
as of 10/04/24
About Robert Rowling
In 1996 Robert Rowling reinvested $500 million from selling the family's oilfields into the purchase of Omni Hotels.
The Omni chain has 60 locations and 21,000 rooms nationwide with big new hotels in Dallas, Atlanta and Boston.
He gave $25 million to the University of Texas business school in 2013.
In 2019 he completed the $170 million renovation of Omni Barton Creek Resort in Austin.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Hotels, investmentsResidence
Dallas, TexasMarital status
MarriedBirth date
09/26/53 (age 71)Number of children
2Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Southern Methodist University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, The University of Texas at AustinSelf-made
inherited and growingRobert Rowling’s fortune is worth
143K
troy ounces of gold
132K
median U.S. household
86K
median U.S. income
0.172%
U.S. credit card volume
0.034%
GDP of the United States
0.025%
United States debt
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Did you know?
The championship golf course at the new Omni resort in Frisco, Texas will be done by famed designer Gil Hansen.
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