Sunday, August 14, 2011

Biggest Businesses Run by College Dropouts

Ralph Lauren
Position: CEO, Polo Ralph Lauren
Market Cap: $11.9 billion

Richard Branson
Position: CEO, Virgin Group
Company Worth: $18 billion
Virgin Media Market Cap: $8.1 billion

Michael Dell
Position: Founder/CEO, Dell
Market Cap: $30 billion

Bill Gates
Position: Co-Founder/Chairman, Microsoft
Market Cap: $226.2 billion

Steve Jobs
Position: Founder/CEO, Apple
Market Cap: $362.4 billion

Alfred Taubman
Position: Founder, Taubman Centers
Market Cap: $3.3 billion

Richard Schultz
Position: Founder/Former CEO, Best Buy
Market Cap: $10.1 billion

Micky Arison
Position: CEO, Carnival
Market Cap: $19.6 billion

Mark Zuckerberg
Position: Founder/CEO, Facebook
Company Value: $100 billion (Recent estimate)

Paul Allen
Position: Co-Founder, Microsoft
Market Cap: $226.2 billion