Forbes

HOWARD SCHULTZ $4.7 BILLION  SELF-MADE SCORE: ) SOURCE: STARBUCKS AGE: 66 RESIDENCE: SEATTLE

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Schultz announced in September that he would not run for president, citing his frustratio­n with the political system and saying that his independen­t run would increase the odds of reelecting Donald Trump (No. 275). Last spring his venture capital firm Maveron— which has invested in Groupon and trendy shoe firm Allbirds— raised $180 million in its latest fund. In June 2018 Schultz stepped down as chairman of Starbucks, the coffee chain he grew from four stores in 1982 to more than 30,000 locations worldwide.

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