Vincent McMahon
Greenwich, Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts/Science, East Carolina University
United States
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Entertainment, Self Made
$3,000,000,000
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#691 Billionaires 2019
#239 Forbes 400 2018
Vince McMahon is chairman and CEO of entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which hauls in nearly $1 billion in annual revenue.A third generation wrestling promoter, McMahon grew up in a trailer park in North Carolina and joined his father's small wrestling company in 1972.McMahon purchased the business 10 years later, then transformed the World Wrestling Federation from a regional operation into a global phenomenon.WWF (now called WWE) went public in 1999; today its programs are broadcast in roughly 150 countries and more than 30 languages. His foundation has gifted funds to the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford, CT, and Breast Cancer Alliance.
His wife, Linda, heads the Small Business Administration under President Trump. In June 2017 President Trump tweeted an edited clip of his 2007 WWE fight with McMahon, in which he tackles the CNN logo instead of McMahon.McMahon's daughter Stephanie, the chief brand officer for WWE, is married to professional wrestler Paul Levesque, better known as Triple H.
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