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Name

Jonathan Nelson

Primary Residence

Providence, Rhode Island

Education

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

Citizenship

United States

Affiliated Companies

Providence Equity Partners

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

private equity, Self Made

Net Worth

$1,800,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/jonathan-nelson

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

1281

Forbes List Rank One: Title

The Richest Person In Every State 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/richest-in-each-state/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#1281 Billionaires 2019

Summary

Jonathan Nelson is founder and CEO of Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm he founded in 1989.Providence has invested in more than 180 companies, many in the media, communications, education and information industries.The firm sold the Ironman triathlon series for $900 million in the fall of 2015, quadrupling its initial investment.Nelson studied economics at Brown, where he currently sits on the governing board, before getting an MBA at Harvard.

Did you know?

For all 4 years of college Nelson worked for WBRU, a student-run radio station where he broadcasted the "Jazz After Hours" program.Nelson serves on the board of directors of the Newport Festival Foundation, which puts on the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals.

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