Howard Schultz
Seattle, Washington
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Northern Michigan University
United States
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Starbucks, Self Made
$4,700,000,000
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#617 Billionaires 2019
#280 Forbes 400 2018
Howard Schultz took charge of Starbucks in the 1980s and turned a regional coffee company into one of the world's top brands.Schultz expanded Starbucks from 11 stores to more than 28,000 worldwide and made it a social hub for many Americans.In June 2018, Schultz stepped down as executive chairman and board member of the company he joined in 1982. He is now chairman emeritus.In January 2019, he announced he is seriously considering running for president as an independent candidate in the 2020 election.With his wife, Sheri, he founded the Schultz Family Foundation, which invests in training and hiring veterans and youths.
Schultz grew up in a Brooklyn housing project. When he was 7, his dad, a cloth diaper delivery driver, fell on the job; he had no insurance or salary.The first person in his family to graduate from college, Schultz attended Northern Michigan U. on a football scholarship.
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