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Name

Jim Davis

Primary Residence

Newton, Massachusetts

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Middlebury College

Citizenship

United States

Affiliated Companies

New Balance

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

New Balance, Self Made

Net Worth

$5,800,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/jim-davis

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

311

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#311 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

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

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#104 Forbes 400 2018

Forbes List Rank Two: Link

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

Summary

Jim Davis bought a small Boston shoemaker in 1972 and turned it into New Balance, which reaped $4 billion in 2017 sales.Davis and his family own an estimated 95% of the company, which is private.New Balance produces clothing and equipment for lacrosse and soccer but is known for its running shoes.In 2015 New Balance moved into a $500 million development in Boston that also houses practice arenas for the Boston Bruins and the Celtics.Davis is the chairman of New Balance, and his wife Anna, who joined the company in 1977, is the vice chairman.

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Number of Children

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Davis_(businessman)