The Home Depot Founder
He currently owns two professional sporting teams based in atlanta georgia the atlanta falcons of the national football league and atlanta united of major league soccer.
The home depot founder. He is a major donor to the republican party. Arthur has been named one of the world s 100 greatest living business minds by. Blank co founder of the home depot was introduced to the startup life as a kid his father launched a mail order pharmacy business out of the one bedroom apartment the family of four. Kenneth gerard langone sr ksg knight of the pontifical order of st.
Arthur is also the author of the new book good company which comes out on september 15. Investment banker ken langone helped marcus and blank to secure the necessary capital. Meet bernie marcus the 90 year old billionaire founder of home depot who is a major trump donor and plans on giving most of his 5 9 billion fortune away. Gregory the great born september 16 1935 is an american billionaire businessman investor and philanthropist best known for organizing financing for the founders of the home depot.
The home depot was co founded by bernard marcus arthur blank ron brill and pat farrah in 1978. Bernie marcus and arthur blank dreamed up the home depot from a coffee shop in los angeles in 1978. In a friday opinion article in fox news home depot co founder bernie marcus explained why he was supporting a second term for president trump and why other americans should do similarly. The home depot s proposition was to build home improvement superstores larger than any of their competitors facilities.