Ray Davis
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Ray Davis

United States 84 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Pipelines
Industry
Energy
Residence
Dallas, Texas
Education
LeTourneau University's School of Business (Master of Business Administration)
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Assets

  • Energy Transfer Equity L.P.
    71,990,000 shares @ -
    -
    ET-US

Biography

Ray Davis and fellow billionaire Kelcy Warren founded natural gas distributor and pipeline company Energy Transfer in 1995 and built it into a giant.

Davis stepped down as co-CEO in 2007 and left the board in 2022.

In 2017, despite protests by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, Energy Transfer finished building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline.

Energy Transfer is one of the largest energy companies in the U.S., operating about 130,000 miles of pipeline for oil and natural gas.

Davis and a group of investors bought the Texas Rangers baseball team for about $600 million in 2010; it's now worth $1.8 billion net of debt.

About

In 1991, Davis tried his luck as CEO of publicly-traded dental supplies distributor Healthco, but the company filed for bankruptcy in 1993.