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Robert Hale Jr

United States 60 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Telecom
Industry
Telecom
Residence
Boston, Massachusetts
Education
Connecticut College (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married

Biography

Robert Hale is the founder and CEO of wholesale telecommunications provider Granite Telecommunications.

Hale founded Granite in 2002, less than six months after his previous company, Network Plus, filed for bankruptcy.

The company provides voice, data and other communications services to businesses and governmental agencies in the U.S. and Canada.

Granite generated over $1.7 billion in sales in 2024; the company says more than two thirds of the largest 100 U.S. companies are clients.

Hale has personally donated over $400 million toward cancer research, educational institutions and other charitable causes.

About

Hale owns a minority stake in the Boston Celtics.

When Hale's not traveling for business, he partakes in 6:30 a.m. group workouts with Granite employees at the company gym in Quincy, MA.