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Name

Amos Hostetter, Jr.

Primary Residence

Boston, Massachusetts

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Amherst College | Master of Business Administration, Harvard University

Citizenship

United States

Affiliated Companies

Pilot House Associates

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

cable television, Self Made

Net Worth

$3,500,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/amos-hostetter-jr

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

667

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#667 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#232 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Summary

Amos Hostetter Jr. made a fortune in the 1990s as cable TV pioneer and now is most active in philanthropy.He set out with an MBA and $1,500 in the 1960s to invest in a cable TV company that eventually became Continental Cablevision.He sold it to US West for $11 billion in 1996.His family's Barr Foundation donates tens of millions of dollars each year to support the arts and education and fight climate change.Hostetter also runs Pilot House Ventures, an early-stage investment firm.

Did you know?

Hostetter owns seaside property on Nantucket, and one of the island's best French restaurants, The Chanticleer.The Barr Foundation, with $1.6 billion in assets, has donated more than $800 million since 1999.

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Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Hostetter_Jr.