Amos Hostetter Jr
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Amos Hostetter Jr

United States 89 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Cable television
Residence
Boston, Massachusetts
Education
Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Harvard University (Master of Business Administration)
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Assets

  • AT&T Inc.
    1,119,963 shares @ -
    -
    T-US
  • Comcast
    5,904,900 shares @ -
    -
    CMCSA-US

Biography

Amos Hostetter Jr. made a fortune in the 1990s as cable TV pioneer and now is most active in philanthropy.

He set out with an MBA and $1,500 in the 1960s to invest in a cable TV company that eventually became Continental Cablevision.

He sold it to US West for $11 billion in 1996.

His family's Barr Foundation has donated more than $1.7 billion to support the arts and education and to fight climate change.

Hostetter also runs Pilot House Ventures, an early-stage investment firm.

About

Hostetter owns seaside property on Nantucket.

The Barr Foundation, with $2.5 billion in assets, has donated more than $1.5 billion since 1999.