Name
Bill Gross
Bill Gross
Laguna Beach, California
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Duke University | Master of Business Administration, Anderson School of Management
United States
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
8
investments, Self Made
$1,500,000,000
1511
#1511 Billionaires 2019
#324 Forbes 400 2017
Gross cofounded PIMCO, an investment management firm, in 1971 and became known as a superstar bond fund manager. He decamped in 2014, and joined Janus Henderson to manage a global macro bond fund; he is retiring in March 2019.Gross sued PIMCO for wrongful dismissal in 2015. The case was settled in March 2017 for $81 million, which went to the Sue and Bill Gross Foundation.In 2016, Gross' wife of 31 years, Sue, filed for divorce. She eventually walked away with over $1 billion. Gross is a 1966 graduate in psychology from Duke University. He has donated millions to his alma mater for financial aid.
Named after him, the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at the Smithsonian National Postal is the world's largest gallery dedicated to philately. Bill Gross owns two Teslas.
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