Unyaka ngamunye u-Forbes ukhulula uhlu lwabantu baseMelika abacebile kakhulu abangu-400. Akumangalisi ukuthi uhlu luka-2002 lwalubekwe nguMsunguli weMicrosoft, uBill Gates, owomnotho wakhe kusukela ngo-September 2002 kulinganiselwa ku-$ 43 billion. Esikhathini sesibili kwakungu-investment guru uWarren Buffet, umsunguli weBerkshire Hathaway, onomnotho wakhe olinganiselwa ku-$ 36 billion.
Uhlu oluyishumi oluphezulu lwabantu baseMelika abacebile kubandakanya abanye abantu ababili abaye baqoqa ingcebo yabo ebukhosini beMicrosoft (uPaul Allen noSteve Ballmer), kanye nokumangaza amalunga ayisihlanu emndenini wakwaWalton, onomcebo wakhe ovela efa labo eWal- Umsunguli kaMart, uSamuel Walton owashona ngo-1992.
Izakhamuzi eziyishumi zendawo yakuGreater Philadelphia / South Jersey zifakwe ohlwini lwa 2002. Kodwa-ke, kusukela lolu hlu lwakhishwa ngoSeptemba 2002, umhlali ocebile kakhulu wendawo ufile. UMhlonishwa. U-Walter H. Annenberg, ophiko lobuphiko, onguchwepheshe wezobuciko kanye nommeli owayengumfelandawonye wabulawa yi-pneumonia ekhaya lakhe eWynnewood, PA ngo-Okthoba 1, 2002, eneminyaka engu-94 ubudala. Ingcebo ka-Annenberg yayinganiselwa ku-$ 4 billion ngesikhathi sokufa kwakhe . Ubekwe ohlwini lwama-39 ohlwini lukaForbes lwabantu baseMelika abacebile kakhulu.
Ake sibukeze abahlali abasendaweni abayisishiyagalolunye abathintekayo abafakwe ohlwini luka-Forbes luka-2002 lwama-400 aseMelika acebile kakhulu.
Malone, uMary Alice Dorrance (# 139 we-Forbes 400)
$ 1.4 billion, 52, eshadile, Coatesville, PA
Umzukulu kaDkt. John T. Dorrance, owathuthukisa inqubo yokukhipha isobho. UDorrance wathengela inkampani yaseCampbell Soup evela kumalume wakhe ngo-1914. Ekufeni kwakhe, washiya ingxenye yakhe yenhlanhla indodana yakhe uJohn, Jr., kanye nengxenye yamadodakazi akhe amathathu.
UJohn, uJr. wafa ngo-1989, futhi izingane zakhe zazuza ifa lakhe. Umndeni usabamba cishe ingxenye yesigamu samasheya akhethiwe eCampbell stock. Yedwa, uMary Alice Dorrance Malone ungumfuyi wehhashi.
ULenfest, uHarold Fitzgerald (# 256 we-Forbes 400)
$ 900 million, 72, eshadile, eHuntingdon Valley, PA
ULenfest ungumfundi we-Columbia School of Law.
Njengomqondisi ophethe i-Triangle Publications, waba nesithakazelo embonini ye-cable ye-cable evuthayo. Ngo-1974 wasungula i-Philadelphia-indawo engaphansi kwe-Suburban Cable. Wathengisa inkampani kuComcast ngo-2000, izithakazelo zakhe njengamanje zigxile ekusizeni.
U-Honickman, uHarold (# # 277 we-Forbes 400)
$ 850 million, 68, eshadile, Philadelphia, PA
U-Honickman wenza inzuzo yakhe embonini yokuphuza utshwala. Ngo-1947 ubaba wakhe wanxusa u-Pepsi ukuba anike uHarold amalungelo okugqoka / ukusabalalisa ePepsi eningizimu yeNew Jersey. Ngo-1957 umkhwekazi wakhe ocebile wamakhela isitshalo se-state-of-the-art. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi u-Honickman uye wazuza imisebenzi yaseCanada e-New York ne-suburban Philadelphia kanye namalungelo okubhoboza eCorors eNew York naseSpapple eBaltimore, Rhode Island nase-suburban Philadelphia. I-Honickman Inhlangano manje inamadola angaphezu kwezingu-dollar eziyi-1 ngonyaka wemali engenayo futhi ingenye yezikhulu zokuziphuza ezizimele ezizimele ezinkulu e-United States.
West, u-Alfred P., Jr. (# 287 we-Forbes 400)
$ 825 million, 59, eshadile, Paoli, PA
I-West iphothule e-University of Pennsylvania Wharton School ne-Masters Business Administration. Ngesikhathi esebenza njengolunye ufundisa ePenn ngo-1968, iWest yathola umqondo weZimvelo eziMvelo (SEI), okuzohlinzekela ngokuzenzakalela kwamabhange asebenzayo.
Kamuva wasungula i-SEI Investments, inkampani yokuphathwa kwempahla yomhlaba wonke eyanikezelwa izikhungo zokusiza kanye nabantu ngabanye ukuphatha kahle izimpahla zabo ezitshaliwe. Uhlala usihlalo kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu. I-SEI manje ilawula ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-77 kumpahla nezinqubo ezingu-$ 50 trillion ngokuthengiselana njalo ngonyaka. Ngaphandle kwemithwalo yemisebenzi yebhizinisi, uMnu. West uyilungu elisebenzayo leBhodi eliPhezulu lokuQinisekisa kweWharton; uSihlalo weBhodi le-SEI Centre for Advanced Studies Management kuWharton; uSihlalo owedlule weBhodi Eliqondisayo Likazwelonke le-Georgia Institute of Technology; ilungu le-Georgia Tech Foundation Board; ilungu leKomidi Leluleko LikaSihlalo kanye neKomidi Eliphethe LeMicimbi Yezwe YePhililadelphia; futhi usihlalo webhodi leNgqungquthela Yebhizinisi laseMelika eWashington.
UKim, uJames & Umndeni (# 313 we-Forbes 400)
$ 750 million, 66, eshadile, Gladwyne, PA
UKim wathola iMasters Degree Economics evela eNyuvesi yasePennsylvania. Ngo-1968 washiya isikhundla sokufundisa e-Villanova University ukuze asize ekuthengiseni inkampani ka-Anam Electronics, enezinkinga ze-electronics. Wasekela u-Amkor Technology ukuba enze njengomphathi we-Anam wase-US wokuthengisa. I-Times yayinzima phakathi nawo-1970 kanti umkaKim, u-Agnes, naye wangena ebhizinisini ethengisa ama-radios ne-calculators ezivela e-King of Prussia Mall. Impango yomndeni iye yathuthuka kakhulu kusukela ngawo-1970. Inkampani kaJakobe u-Amkor usukhule waba ngumkhiqizi ozimele ozimele we-chips nama-IC. Banikezela izingxenye zezinkampani ezifana neTexas Instruments, Motorola, Philips noToshiba. Ngesikhathi uyise kaKim ehlala umhlalaphansi ngo-1990 uJacob wayebambe iqhaza lenkampani kayise njengosihlalo weqembu le-Anam eSeoul ngenkathi egcina ubuhlalo bakhe be-Amkor Technology eWest Chester, ePennsylvania. Ibhizinisi lika-Agnes lakhiwa laba ngumthengisi we-Electronics Boutique. I-Boutique Holdings Corp ye-Electronics namuhla i-chain international yama-consumer electronics esitolo enezitolo ezingaphezu kuka-800 kulo lonke elase-United States, eCanada, ePuerto Rico, e-Ireland nase-Australia.
Hamilton, Dorrance Hill (# 329 yeForbes 400)
$ 740 million, 74, ongumfelokazi, Wayne, PA
UDorrance Hill uHamilton ungomunye umzukulu kaDkt. John T. Dorrance, owathuthukisa inqubo yokususa isobho. UDorrance wathengela inkampani yaseCampbell Soup evela kumalume wakhe ngo-1914. Ekufeni kwakhe, washiya ingxenye yakhe yenhlanhla indodana yakhe uJohn, Jr., kanye nengxenye yamadodakazi akhe amathathu. UJohn, uJr. wafa ngo-1989, futhi izingane zakhe zazuza ifa lakhe. Umndeni usabamba cishe ingxenye yesigamu samasheya akhethiwe eCampbell stock.
URoberts, uBrian L. (# 354 we-Forbes 400)
$ 650 million, 43, eshadile, Philadelphia, PA
URoberts ungumfundi we-University of Pennsylvania Wharton School noMasters of Business Administration. Uyise, u-Ralph J. Roberts, wasungula u-Comcast, umhlinzeki wekhebula elikhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni. UBrian waqala noComcast ukuthengisa i-cable yendlu ngekhebula le-cable. U-Brian uthathe isikhundla somongameli ngo-1990. Ngaphansi kukaBrian Roberts, uCommcast uthenge isithakazelo sokulawula ku-QVC ngo-1995 futhi wakha i-Comcast-Spectacor ngo-1996 ekuzinikeleni nasekusebenzeni i-NHL Philadelphia Flyers, i-NBA Philadelphia 76ers, i-First Union Spectrum ne-First Union Centre. U-Comcast-Spectacor ungumnikazi futhi usebenza amaFlyers e-NHL Philadelphia, i-NBA Philadelphia 76ers, kanye ne-First Union Spectrum ne-First Union Centre. Ngo-1997 i-Comcast yathola inzuzo engama-40% yokulawula e-E! Ezokuzijabulisa iThelevishini. Ngo-2001 i-Comcast ithola isithakazelo sokulawula eSiteshini SeGolfu futhi yamemezela ukutholakala kweR $ 72 billion ye-AT & T's Broadband Division. Ukuhlanganiswa kwenza i-Comcast ibe ngumhlinzeki omkhulu wevidiyo ye-broadband, amasevisi wezwi nezwi ngenzuzo yonyaka ka-$ 19 billion.
U-Neubauer, uJoseph (# 379 we-Forbes 400)
$ 580 million, 60, eshadile, Philadelphia, PA
I-Neubauer yiNyuvesi yaseChicago efundela i-Masters Business Administration. Abazali bakhe babalekela amaNazi eJalimane ngo-1938 ukuqala kwa-Israyeli lapho uJoseph wazalwa khona eminyakeni emithathu kamuva. Lapho eneminyaka engu-14 ubudala, abazali bakaNeubauer bamthumelela eMelika lapho bezwa khona ukuthi unethuba elingcono lemfundo nemisebenzi emihle. Lapho eneminyaka engu-27 ubudala, wabizwa ngokuthi umengameli we-Chase Manhattan Bank. Kamuva wathuthela ePepsiCo lapho abe ngumgcinimafa omncinyane kunenkampani ye Fortune 500. Wajoyina i-ARA ngo-1978 njenge-CFO futhi wahola ukuthengwa okulinganiselwa ku-$ 1.2 billion ngonyaka we-1984. Le nkampani yaqanjwa ngokuthi i-Aramark. I-Aramark isebenza ngokuvumelana nokudla, ukunakekelwa kwezingane, izinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye namanye amabhizinisi ahlukahlukene. Ine-$ 7.8 billion ngonyaka wokuthengisa. U-Aramark wathathwa ngomphakathi ngo-2001. UNeubauer uhlala uSihlalo noMphathi Omkhulu.
Strawbridge, George, Jr. (# 391 we-Forbes 400)
$ 550 million, 64, abashadile, Cochranville, PA
Umqeqeshi we-Trinity College Connecticut ungumzukulu kaDkt. John T. Dorrance, owasungula inqubo yokukhipha isobho. UDorrance wathengela inkampani yaseCampbell Soup evela kumalume wakhe ngo-1914. Ekufeni kwakhe, washiya ingxenye yakhe yenhlanhla indodana yakhe uJohn, Jr., kanye nengxenye yamadodakazi akhe amathathu. UJohn, uJr. wafa ngo-1989, futhi izingane zakhe zazuza ifa lakhe. Umndeni usabamba cishe ingxenye yesigamu samasheya akhethiwe eCampbell stock. I-Strawbridge ngumnikazi ohamba phambili wezwe kanye nomfuyi ohamba phambili wamahhashi wokuthunga.