Self-Made Score
8
Philanthropy Score
2
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
Master of Business Administration, Columbia Business School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Claremont McKenna College
Did you know
His economist wife, Marie-Josée Kravis, is president of the board of trustees at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
In 1989, KKR orchestrated the $25 billion buyout of RJR Nabisco; the deal became the basis of the bestselling book "Barbarians at the Gate."
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