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John Stanton

United States 70 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
wireless
Industry
Telecom
Residence
Bellevue, Washington
Education
Harvard University (Master of Business Administration)
Whitman College (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married
Children
2

Assets

  • Columbia Sportswear Co.
    125,101 shares @ -
    -
    COLM-US
  • Costco Wholesale
    24,226 shares @ -
    -
    COST-US
  • Liberty Broadband C shares
    440,831 shares @ -
    -
    LBRDK-US
  • Microsoft
    85,616 shares @ -
    -
    MSFT-US
  • Owlet
    384,252 shares @ -
    -
    OWLT-US

Biography

John Stanton is the chairman of the Seattle Mariners baseball team, serving as managing partner of a group of investors that has owned the franchise since 2016.

He made his fortune as an executive in the wireless telecommunications industry, helming four of the top wireless operators in the United States.

He formed Western Wireless Corporation in 1994; its spun-off subsidiary VoiceStream Wireless later became T-Mobile USA after a sale to Deutsche Telekom.

Stanton is currently a managing director of Bellevue, Washington-based venture capital firm Trilogy Equity Partners, which he founded in 2006.

About

Other than during his time at university, Stanton has lived in the Seattle area for almost his whole life.