Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Bachelor of Arts/Science, London School of Economics | Master of Science, City University of London
Cyprus
EasyJet
$1,100,000,000
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#1717 Billionaires 2019
The son of a Greek Cypriot shipping magnate, Stelios Haji-Ioannou gets the bulk of his fortune from his stake in budget airline easyJet.Stelios founded easyJet in 1995 after leaving his father's company; his siblings Clelia and Polys both have large stakes in the airline.Stelios maintains ownership of the Easy brand through his private company, easyGroup.Through his easyGroup, Stelios has licensed the easy brand name to such businesses as easyHotel, easyCar and easyCoffee.In 2018, he filed a trademark claim against Netflix over their show "Easy" in a UK court.
His Stelios Philanthropic Foundation supports food distribution centers in Greece and Cyprus and funds an award for disabled entrepreneurs.Stelios funds scholarships at his alma maters the London School of Economics and City, University in London.
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